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Emmett Till's Funeral
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Thousands paid tribute to Emmett Till by attending his funeral.
The Task Ahead
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Engineer Theodore Judah solved the great riddle of the Pacific Railroad at Donner Pass.
Summit Tunnel
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Summit Tunnel is 1,659 feet long and through some of the hardest rock in North America.
Cape Horn
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To get the railroad line across Cape Horn, workers had to carve hard rock by hand.
Mount Rushmore Challenges
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Gutzon Borglum and his team of workers were aware that there would be challenges to face.
Sculpting Jefferson's Head
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Gutzon Borglum used a concoction of materials to fill in the cracks in Jefferson's head.
Borglum's Sculpting Technique
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Borglum built a studio size model of Mt. Rushmore and then enlarged it to scale.
Interview with Linda Edquist
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Conservation Specialist Linda Edquist demonstrates preservation techniques.
Interview with Andy Carroll
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Andy Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project.
Central Pacific Workmanship
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The Central Pacific prided itself on its workmanship.
Liquid Nitroglycerin and the Transcontinental Railroad
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The Central Pacific's best hope was a dangerous gamble: liquid nitroglycerin.
Tunneling and Tracklaying
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Workers dug tunnels through mountains in Utah and laid track in the Wyoming desert.
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