MAMMOTH MONUMENT CARVED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. Workmen engaged on the gigantic task of carving a 60ft. monument, representing the face of George Washington, from a cliff face in the heart of the Black Hills. South Dakota. Many times larger than the Sphinx, of Egypt, and costing about £IOO,OOO, the monument has been carved-in honour-of four famous past presidents of the United States, Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln- and Roosevelt.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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72MAMMOTH MONUMENT CARVED ON A MOUNTAINSIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. Workmen engaged on the gigantic task of carving a 60ft. monument, representing the face of George Washington, from a cliff face in the heart of the Black Hills. South Dakota. Many times larger than the Sphinx, of Egypt, and costing about £lOO,OOO, the monument has been carved-in honour-of four famous past presidents of the United States, Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln- and Roosevelt. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21118, 27 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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