Mount Rushmore National Memorial #053-02-010 © Russ Finley Photography

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial #55

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The four faces - Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD. The four presidents, leaders during important formative periods in American history, were immortalized in stone on the mountain -- Washington as father of the nation, Jefferson as the expansionist, Theodore Roosevelt as protector of the working man, and Lincoln as preserver of the Union.Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt and Lincoln - Mount Rushmore National Memorial, SD. Gutzon Borglum's "Shrine of Democracy" features four American presidents. George Washington symbolizes the struggle for independence, Thomas Jefferson – representative government, Abraham Lincoln – union of the states and equality for all citizens, and Theodore Roosevelt – the role of the U.S. in world affairs. Film Size 6X7cm