1987 Ruth Ziolkowski in
front of the upper 70 feet
of Crazy Horse's "face" before detail
work began on the nine-story-high face.
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April 1990 Detail
work and "polishing" had revealed much of the forehead.
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February 1991 Work
had begun on the eye openings and the nose
was beginning to take rough
form.
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June 1991 The 33' forehead
had been shaped and the oval of the right eye was cut.
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August 1993 Crazy
Horse's nose emerged in space during this famous blast, with eyelids
shaped and pupils simulated.
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July 1994 Blasting
continued on the left
cheek with the nose and cheekbones shaped and
work beginning on the lips.
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August 1996 A
31-foot-
long stone pillar was "shaved" off the face in
this
54-borehole blast as work progressed to the chin.
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1998 Participants
on the annual June hike up the mountain give size perspective to the
completed face, dedicated June 3, 1998.
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