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Mt. Rushmore illuminated at night, Black Hills, SD, circa 1940

Subjects
Monuments & MemorialsMountains & HillsNational & State Parks
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1948 (Chrome)
Front of Mt. Rushmore illuminated at night, Black Hills, SD, circa 1940, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD, USA, c. 1948 linen postcard
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Back of Mt. Rushmore illuminated at night, Black Hills, SD, circa 1940, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD, USA, c. 1948 linen postcard
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Night view of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, with the illuminated heads of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Lincoln carved into the granite of the Black Hills. The caption presents Gutzon Borglum's sculpture in heroic scale and calls it 'the largest monument ever conceived or executed by man,' noting that complete figures would measure 465 feet. The memorial was still a work in progress in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and the lit faces became a nighttime spectacle in the Black Hills.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
41—Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, Illuminated at Night, Black Hills, So. Dak. This night view is awe inspiring. It shows the gigantic figures of Washington, Jefferson, Theo. Roosevelt and Lincoln sculptured by Gutzon Borglum in heroic proportions. The largest monument ever conceived or executed by man. Figures complete from head to foot would measure 465 ft.
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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series8B-H1258
ConditionExcellent
Place depictedMount Rushmore National Memorial, SD
Place mentionedBlack Hills, SD
Place mentionedBlack Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, SD
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; white border; 8B-H1258 at lower right. No postmark and no stamp present. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' card distributed by Black Hills Post Card Co., Deadwood, S.D.; photo credit 'BELL PHOTO'. Pencil dealer marks '112' and '2.50' at top edge. Light toning and soiling; no handwritten message or address.

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Mt. Rushmore illuminated at night, Black Hills, SD, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mt-rushmore-illuminated-at-night-black-hills-sd-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.