Nearly 400 people contributed to the carving
of Mount Rushmore

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Anderson, Dorothy L. Affiliation: Borglum
Married to Otto Anderson. Worked information booth. Maiden name Doroth

Anderson, Norman E. (Hap) Years 1935-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
1935 (age 23) wage 0.65/hr Jr. driller. 1936, wage 0.75, Sr. driller.

Anderson, Oscar A. Years 1929, 1932 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Laborer wage in 1929, 0.50/hr. WPA 1932 wage, 0.50/hr.

Anderson, Otto E. (Red) Years 1929-1941 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Age 27, driller 1929-30: .60, 1931: .65, 1932: WPA .60, 1934: Sr. dri

Anderson, Peter (Pete) Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer-carpenter: .50 per hr Lived in cabin in Grizzly Gulch.

Andrews, Cecil M. Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
From Nebraska Age 22. Laborer: .50 per hr. KIA WWII Eldest son of "Sli

Anton, Edward (Tony) (Pee Wee) Years 1936 Affiliation: Borglum, CCC
Ashes scattered at Mount Rushmore.

Aronson, J. A. Years 1934, 1940 Affiliation: Borglum
Carpenter: .75 per hr. D 1940

Arundel, Russell M. Years 1939-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Secretary: $100 per month

Attwell, Walter G. Affiliation: Borglum

Baccheri, Louie Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Louie Biaccheri worked on Mount Rushmore

Backer, Ned Affiliation: Borglum
Ned Backer worked on Mount Rushmore

Baier, Elizabeth K. (Betty) Years 1935 Affiliation: Borglum-Tallman?
She worked in the kitchen at Mount Rushmore

Bailey, M. Years 1931 Affiliation: Borglum
Electrician, .60 per hour, Date of death unknown

Baird, Carl (Stouty) Years 1932, 1935-1936 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Age 41, 1932 Laborer WPA .35 per hr. 1935-36 Jr. Driller .65 per hr.,

Baird, Harrison E. (Bud) (Buddy) Years 1935-1938 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 75, Night Watchman, $75.00 month, Left October 25, 1938. Date of

Bames, Adolph Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Asst. Pointer, .60 per hour. Last at Mount Rushmore 1971, lived in or

Barr, Howard C. Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .40 per hour. Also worked at Homestake Gold Mine and Chuck Bir

Barr, Jess Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .40 per hour. D 1969

Barufaldi, Dan Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .40 per hour. Buried in Keystone

Beck, Louis J. Years 1929-1931 Affiliation: Borglum
Driller 1929-1930, .60 per hour. Engineer 1931, .65 per hour. Compress

Bell, E. Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Stonecutter, $1.00 per hr.

Berg, Alfred (Pop) (Al) Years 1930-1939 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Laborer, Callman, Powderman: .45/hr - $1/hr, LOST ONE HAND IN BUZZ SAW

Berg, Raymond L. (Ray) (Lenny) Years 1936-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 18, Callman 36-38 .55/hr, 39-41 Jr. Driller .65 per hr. Born Sep

Berg, Sylvia Years 1936-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Wife of Raymond Berg. Worked in boarding house/waitress/cook

Beuck, Elmer J. (Al) Years 1934 Affiliation: Borglum
Started at age 17. Driller for 1 month .35/hr. Died Dec 16, 1993 in Om

Biddle, Boyd Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .50 per hr.

Bintliff, Patrick Leroy (Pat) Years 1935-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 31 1935 Winchman Laborer .55/hr. 1936: Jr. Driller .60/hr. 1937-39

Bird, L. W. Years 1929, 1932 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Laborer, 1929 .50 per hr. 1932 WPA .35 per hr.

Blacksmith, D. S. Affiliation: Borglum
D. S. Blacksmith

Blewett, Thomas (Tom) Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
29 years old. Winchman .50 per hr. Was a powerplant operator for Conso

Blonic, Alice Affiliation: Borglum
head cook

Boland, John A. (Johnny) Years 1935-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Secretary, treasurer. $100 per month. Originally active in Mt. Rushmor

Borglum, James Lincoln Years 1934-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 22, 1934-35 Pointer $1 per hr. 1936-37 Chief Pointer $1.50 per hr.

Bradford, Alvin E. (Alvie) Years 1938-1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 32, Carpenter, 1938 .80 per hr. 1939 .90 per hr. Brother of Glen B

Bradford, Glenn Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Asst. Carpenter 0.65 per hour. Brother of Alvie Bradford. Born Dec 6,

Brainard, Floyd Years 1940 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 45, Asst. carpenter, .65 per hr. Died in Iowa, 1965

Brandt, Roy G. Years 1935-1937 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 25, 1935-36 Laborer, .50 per hr. 1937 Jr. Driller, .65 per hr. Lef

Brewer, Lewis H. (Doc) Years 1930, 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
1930: Laborer, .75 per hr. 1939: Laborer, .50 per hr. Deceased, Date u

Brooks, Jack Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Carpenter .80 per hr.

Brosnahan, Martin Years 1930 Affiliation: Borglum
Blacksmith .75 per hr. Died: 1960 in Lead, SD Buried in Mount Moriah

Brown, Claude Years 1930 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer, 1930 .50 per hour

Brown, Harvey Jacob Years 1930 Affiliation: Borglum
1930: Blacksmith, .75 per hr

Brown, Hubert Years 1929-30 Affiliation: Borglum
1929-39: Laborer, .50 per hr

Bruner, Joseph August (Joe) Years 1938-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Stonecutter from Indiana. Had previously worked for Borglum in Mariett

Burchard, Harry Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Winchman .55 per hr. Died 1979

Burd, W. A. Years 1932 Affiliation: WPA
.35 per hr. Deceased

Burns, Thomas S. Affiliation: Borglum

Burrow, Lee Years 1935-1936 Affiliation: Borglum
Lee Burrow worked for P.E. Schundler Company, Custer, SD (mining and m

Bush, Joe Years 1930 Affiliation: Borglum
Stonecutter $1/hr.

Byrd, William Jewel (Ruby) Years 1933-1934 Affiliation: Borglum
Part of high school "Make Work" project, Rapid City.

Cahoe, Chester E. Years 1938 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 41 Laborer .50 per hr. Left August 18, 1938. Died Sep 1, 1975

Campbell, Cecil Years 1936 Affiliation: Borglum
Stayed at Alax Johnson Hotel Rapid City, SD.

Canfield, Albert Basil (Bake) Years 1936-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Rebuilt pigtail bridges on Iron Mountain Road.

Carson, Kenneth (Ken) Years 1939-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer to Jr. Driller 1939, .50 per hr. 1940-41, .65 per hr.

Cass, Earl Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Lived in a tent with 6 others as the bottom of the mountain.

Cerasani, Arthur J. Years 1940 Affiliation: Borglum
Son is Richard Cerasani-Caine

Champion, James Elmer (Jimmie) Years 1932-1940 Affiliation: Borglum
James E. Champion was born January 5, 1915 and died December 23, 1947.

Champion, James Richard (Jim) (Jimmie) Years 1934-1940 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 59 Carpenter .70 per hr. 1937 .80 per hr. Same wage through 1940.

Cheney, Charles O. (Pop) Years 1927-1931 Affiliation: Borglum
Roomed at John and Pat Hayes Store, Keystone, SD.

Christon, Robert Howard (Bob) Years 1936-1941 Affiliation: Borglum
Sharpened over 600 bits a day during busy times.

Cindel, Matthew I. (Matt) Years 1931-1935 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Fired by Borglum after altercation over wages.

Clark, Abram H. Years 1927, 1932 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Worked at Mount Rushmore in 1927 and 1932.

Clark, Charles T. Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
He volunteer to work at Mount Rushmore.

Clark, William Years 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .50 per hr.

Clifford, Charles Years 1932, 1939-1941 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA, CCC
Older brother of Donald (Nick) Clifford

Clifford, Donald Leo (Nick) Years 1938-1940 Affiliation: Borglum
1938 Helped build Sculptor Studio. 1939 Winchman. 1940 Driller. .55 pe

Coad, Edward W. (Ed) Years 1930 Affiliation: Borglum
Passed away in 1987 of heart attack.

Coen, R. Years 1933 Affiliation: Borglum
Age 55 Laborer .35 per hr.

Conklin, Reuben Years 1930, 1932 Affiliation: Borglum - WPA
Lived at Rosedale - former home of Big Hat Clark.

Coon, Dutch S. Affiliation: Borglum
Little Information Available.

Copelan, Tommy Leonard Years 1934 Affiliation: CCC
Was in the CCC.

Crain, Charles Years 1927-30 Affiliation: Borglum
Operator of 1st generator plant in Keystone near Railroad.

Crain, Raleigh J. (Rock) Years 1929-30 Affiliation: Borglum
Driller, 0.65 per hr. Son of Charles & Nephew of Ralph Crain

Crain, Ralph Years 1927-29, 1932 Affiliation: Borglum - WPA
Brother of Charles Crain.

Crane, Roland Affiliation: ?

Crawford, Ted Years 1940 Affiliation: Borglum
Baseball team pitcher.

Daley, Raymond (Ray) Years 1939-40 Affiliation: Borglum
Ray was a callman at Mount Rushmore.

Davis, Lewis G. Years 1932, 1935-37 Affiliation: Borglum - WPA
Was blacksmith helper at Mount Rushmore

Denison, John Calvin Years 1927-28 Affiliation: Borglum
Prominent mining promoter Keystone area. Wife Viola Carpenter.

Denison, Stephen Years 1937 Affiliation: CCC
Stephen Denison pushed blasted rock from mountain.

Denke, Alexander Affiliation: Borglum
Little Information Available

Denton, Clyde Raymond (Spot) Years 1936-41 Affiliation: Borglum
Denton married George's sister.

Docken, Albin Years 1935, 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Albin Docken worked on Mount Rushmore.

Donahoe, John Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Sgt John Donahoe was in the US Marine Corp and fought at Iwo Jima.

Downing, Clyde Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Laborer .40/hr

Downing, John Affiliation: ?

Doyle, Orval R. Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
He had been in business in Wall for 18 years.

Doyle, Robert (Bob) Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Robert Doyle worked on Mount Rushmore.

Ducolon, Willard F. (Bill) Years 1932-36 Affiliation: Borglum - WPA
Willard F. Ducolon was a 47 year old WPA laborer.

Dunlap, Robert B. (Bob) Years 1934 Affiliation: Borglum
Daughter has telegram from Borglum to come to work on the mountain.

Dunmire, W. L. Years 1940 Affiliation: Borglum
W. L. Dunmire was a mason on Mount Rushmore.

Ehlers, Henry J. Affiliation: Borglum
Henry J. Ehlers was a blacksmith and worked at Mount Rushmore.

Eilbeck, Bateman (Red) Years 1934-1936 Affiliation: Borglum
Bateman Eilbeck died Sept 1975 in traffic accident.

Elmore, Theodore V. (Ted) Years 1934 Affiliation: CCC
CCC Camp 795, Jackhammer operator and dynamite. Spent time assisting t

Ely, Donald A. Years 1938-39 Affiliation: Borglum
Donald A. Ely was a pointer on Mount Rushmore.

Ermish, L. D. Years 1934 Affiliation: Borglum
L. D. Ermish was a truck driver during the carving of Mount Rushmore.

Escott, Albert Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Albert Escott was a laborer on Mount Rushmore.

Etzel, George Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
In 1927 George Etzel was working on Mount Rushmore.

Evans, Elbert (Rufus) Years 1927, 1929 Affiliation: Borglum
Elbert Evens was a friend of John C. Denison

Evans, Harry Years 1932 Affiliation: WPA
The date does not seem correct.

Felton, Conrad Years 1939 Affiliation: Borglum
Conrad Felton was a laborer on Mount Rushmore.

Ferguson, John Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
John Ferguson worked on Mount Rushmore.

Fisher, Frederick Holbrook Years 1932 Affiliation: WPA
Fisher Peak named in honor of Fred Fisher

Flathers, Charles (Charley) Years 1928-29, 1932, 1939-41 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Charles Flathers was a driller, capenter, and engineer on Mount Rushmo

Flathers, Floyd Years 1927-37 Affiliation: Borglum
Floyd Flathers worked and died in Mullan Idaho.

Flick, Christine Affiliation: Borglum
Wife of Emil Flick.

Flick, Emil Affiliation: Borglum
Emil Flick was Borglum Ranch foreman.

Fuson, Ed Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Ed Fuson worked on Mount Rushmoe in 1927.

Fuson, Elmer Affiliation: ?

Gabur, Henry (Gabe) Years 1930, 1934-35 Affiliation: Borglum, CCC
CCC worker, handed drill bits to workers.

Gallegher, Neal Years 1932 Affiliation: WPA
Neal Gallegher was a Veteran of both World Wars.

Gardner, Miles Edward (Mickey) Years 1927, 1932, 1936-41 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Miles Edward Gardner worked on Mount Rushmore and lived in Keystone, S

Gates, Clyde Henry Years 1938 Affiliation: Borglum
Clyde Henry Gates worked on Mount Rushmore.

Gensler, Albert H. (Babe) Years 1939-40 Affiliation: Borglum
Excavated and graded roads with team of horses.

Gideon, C. C. Affiliation: Borglum
Rode with Borglum to find Mt. Rushmore.

Gillette, Perry Dode Years 1932 Affiliation: WPA
Perry Dode Gillette lived in Kellog, Idaho.

Glattly, Donald G. Affiliation: Borglum?

Goble, Ray Years 1939-40 Affiliation: Borglum
Ray Goble worked on Mount Rushmmore.

Goettsch, Henry F. Years 1932, 1934 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Henry F. Goettsch was with the WPA when he worked on Mount Rushmmore.

Gordon, Eldon Years 1930, 1932, 1935-41 Affiliation: Borglum, WPA
Eldon Gordon worked on Mount Rushmore and was in the WPA.

Gould, Claude Affiliation: ?
Little Information Available

Graham, William (Willie) (Billie) Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Head butcher at Keystone Trading Co.

Graning, Harold (Sport) Affiliation: Borglum
Harold M Graning was born July 27, 1895 and worked on Mount Rushmore.

Green, Chauncey Years 1929, 1934-35 Affiliation: Borglum, CCC
Chauncey Green was 25 years old when he worked for Gutzon Borglum at M

Green, Fred E. Years 1938 Affiliation: Borglum
Fred E. Green was a laborer on Mount Rushmore.

Green, Irvin Years 1934 Affiliation: Borglum
Mine foreman for Consolidated Feldspar Corp. in Keystone

Green, James H. (Jim) Years 1934 Affiliation: Borglum
James H. Green was early Holy Terror miner.

Green, James E. (Jim) Years 1938 Affiliation: Borglum
James E. Green died March 13, 1990.

Greer, Jefferson E. (Jeff) Years 1934-37 Affiliation: Borglum
1934: Age 28, Jr. Asst. Pointer, 0.60 per hr. 1935-36: Sr. Asst Pointe

Grover, Daniel (Dan) Affiliation: Borglum
Daniel Grover lost both hands in farm machinery accident.

Grover, George Years 1927 Affiliation: Borglum
Survived by Lorraine Griffith, 1989.

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Nearly 400 people contributed to the carving of Mount Rushmore

Nearly 400 people contributed to the carving
of Mount Rushmore