Living Granite: The Story of Borglum and the Mount Rushmore MemorialViking Press, 1949 - 128 Seiten |
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... cables by pulleys . A third cable , threaded through a pulley at the top of the work , was wound in ( to go up ) or let out ( to go down ) by a winch operated by an electric motor . Borglum gave the signal , and slowly , carefully ...
... cables by pulleys . A third cable , threaded through a pulley at the top of the work , was wound in ( to go up ) or let out ( to go down ) by a winch operated by an electric motor . Borglum gave the signal , and slowly , carefully ...
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... cables three hundred feet long , and lowered and raised by means of winches placed in a house on top of Washington's head . A message man in a wooden cage was lowered to a central spot at the side of Washington's face and phoned ...
... cables three hundred feet long , and lowered and raised by means of winches placed in a house on top of Washington's head . A message man in a wooden cage was lowered to a central spot at the side of Washington's face and phoned ...
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... cable car was loaded to capacity , something went wrong . The car , loaded with men and steel drills , came hurtling down the quarter - mile of cable , completely out of control . One of the men , Happy Anderson , jumped . The rest ...
... cable car was loaded to capacity , something went wrong . The car , loaded with men and steel drills , came hurtling down the quarter - mile of cable , completely out of control . One of the men , Happy Anderson , jumped . The rest ...
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Living Granite: The Story of Borglum and the Mount Rushmore Memorial Robert J. Dean Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2011 |
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