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

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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.