Black and white negative of the Roosevelt head under construction with scaffolding and tarp covering the face. Photograph taken in the winter of 1938-1939.

Collection

Mount Rushmore National Monument

Creation Date

1938-1939

Creator(s)

Unknown

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Repository

Mount Rushmore National Monument

Page Count

1

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Photograph

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Mount Rushmore National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Photo negative of Roosevelt under construction. [n.d.]. Mount Rushmore National Monument.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274928. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Unknown. Photo negative of Roosevelt under construction. [n.d.]. Image.
Mount Rushmore National Monument. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274928.

APA:

Unknown., [n.d.]. Photo negative of Roosevelt under construction.
Mount Rushmore National Monument. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o274928.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Mount Rushmore National Monument. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/mount-rushmore-national-monument. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mount Rushmore National Monument. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/mount-rushmore-national-monument.

APA:

Mount Rushmore National Monument. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/mount-rushmore-national-monument.