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Five famous Americans |
Mt. Rushmore: (Scroll down for pictures of other South Dakota sights below, after the pictures of Mt. Rushmore) |
We have dinner with the presidents |
Crying in the rain |
George, Paul, John, Ringo Oops, I mean George, Tom, Teddy, Abe |
Under construction in 1940 (cranes and scaffolding) |
Plenty of buffalo (bison) wandering free in South Dakota: |
Many dinosaur bones were discovered in South Dakota. Unfortunately, you have to go to the Chicago Natural History Museum to see them. All that's left here are statues. |
Badlands National Park: |
Wide open spaces: |
Crazy Horse This is a mountain carving much larger than Mt. Rushmore, under construction. |
Foreground (white) statue is a 10-foot model. Background (profile on mountain) is a 90-foot face, which is the start of the huge mountain carving. |
Store decorated with dozens of cattle skulls |
The Wild West: |
Wild Bill Hickok's grave |
Statues of presidents in downtown Rapid City: |
Thomas Jefferson writing the Declaration of Independence |
Rosie & George |
Ron & Jon |
Scroll down to see the large background photo unobstructed |
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Our friend Nancy's father, Dr. Reizen, at Mt. Rushmore about 1939. Notice Roosevelt sculpture not yet completed. See cranes & workers on other sculptures in the background. |