Your Name Here Outtakes

★★★★ · Gutzon Borglum - Mt. Rushmore Sculptor · dietznet · 2009-09-29

I believe that is Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor himself, crawling up the face of Rushmore to get a good angle shot. You'll see rocks crumble under his touch as he tries to get a grip on the mountain. If you compare the film to photos of Borglum, I think you'll agree it's him.

★★★ · Calvin tours the mountain West · Wilford B. Wolf · 2005-07-29

This footage appears to be older than some of the others in the outtakes series. Unlike the notice above, it is entirely in black and white. The first half of the reel documents Mount Rushmore near completion. Since Rushmore was finished in 1941, my guess the footage was shot c. 1940. The head of Washington and Jefferson are finished and Lincoln and TR are nearly completed. Most of the shots around the mountain are either of a man standing on the observation platform (the sculpture?) and workers or cameramen clambering over rocks. Following the shots of Rushmore are a couple shots in a meadow…