tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post1073605518220792215..comments2024-03-28T18:49:09.629-04:00Comments on It's a Small Town Life!: Oh, say can you see....Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-79285172455531772872009-07-04T22:09:58.483-04:002009-07-04T22:09:58.483-04:00this is a very cool post, I love learning like thi...this is a very cool post, I love learning like this. you'd make a good home schooling mom, an opportune moment.<br />happy 4th of July!Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-90253412513051231432009-07-04T19:49:32.338-04:002009-07-04T19:49:32.338-04:00Suzanne - It really did cost 18 million to restore...Suzanne - It really did cost 18 million to restore the flag. Shocking, for sure. <br /><br />AiredaleGirl - I did see some pictures of the archivists on the rolling platform. I can't imagine doing that kind of tedious work. Although, I thought the flag looked great on exhibit.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-88221232950189680172009-07-04T17:58:52.346-04:002009-07-04T17:58:52.346-04:00Isn't history the coolest thing ever?
What a ...Isn't history the coolest thing ever?<br /><br />What a wonderful thing that you could take your daughter to the Smithsonian. Someday... I'd love to see it, too! :)<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful history.dinahttp://knownbyname.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-21074257658214301562009-07-04T17:53:22.012-04:002009-07-04T17:53:22.012-04:00Yes! Long may she wave. I love the actresses costu...Yes! Long may she wave. I love the actresses costume. Are you saying that the cost of restoring the flag was $18 million.....(I hope not) or the cost of museum was $18 million?<br /><br />- SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-50813004823000010962009-07-04T15:22:40.022-04:002009-07-04T15:22:40.022-04:00I can't imagine flying a flag this large!I can't imagine flying a flag this large!constancecommentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01006027002162161998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3864190975528857884.post-22357295509256205522009-07-04T12:21:51.315-04:002009-07-04T12:21:51.315-04:00The restoration process was really neat. The resto...The restoration process was really neat. The restorers were on a rolling platform elevated above the flag that was moved back a few millimeters as they completed each section. Stabilizing antique fabrics is difficult, especially red, because the dyes tend to be harder on the fibers. <br /><br />Preservation involves carefully controlled environmental conditions that take the lighting, climate control, air quality, exposure times, etc. into consideration. The best cinematic example I can think of is "National Treasure", since there's a lot of innacuracy in "Angels and Demons" for the sake of plot.<br /><br />Can you tell I miss being an archivist?<br /><br />Happy Fourth, and thanks for taking the children to see something so essential to our national heritage. To SAM and his twin, thanks for defending it!AiredaleGirlnoreply@blogger.com