Going Back to Back

    

#Week 5

          This week finished up very quick. I was back with cultural resources for the first two days, which was eventful. Previously in my second blog post I talked about the Bishop  White House an how I did start to finish inventory on the items inside of the house. As for this week I went back with Mrs. Gloria and did inventory inside of the "Todd House." This house was not as wealthy but well kept and had a lot of levels to it. We then proceeded to go back to head quarters to sort and numerically put historical documentation in the right spots. The next day I was assigned to help turn the page of the constitution; I was able to witness and help move the declaration and constitution to a safe room to see if they had any damage or leakage. Instead of oxygen there is a chemical infusion that is put into the containers with the documents to help preserve its form. Oxygen may be good for us human beings to inhale but it also can cause paper material that was made back in the 18th century with bamboo trees; overtime the paper would be in crumbles if the cases were not sealed correctly. This process is very time consuming and you would really gave to have the patience.
There was one leakage in the constitution frame and to drain it out; the export would tilt the frame case and wait for the oxygen to get most of the oxygen out. This procedure for about an hour to an hour and 30 minutes. After this I met back up with Gloria to help sort out historical items and make sure they were all in right spot. Culture Resources is a incredible important department anad you can learn a lot while being there.

Liberty Bell At Night

                      As you can see in the picture The Liberty Bell at night is such a beautiful sight.

Interdependence Hall In the Background 

At night for Law Enforcement we also go around and check and secure each building on this particular night I found that one door was unsecured. With this I told my supervisor and he called for backup to do a full building check; no one was inside, someone just forgot to close the door behind them. Safety is very important and in this line of work you rather than be safe than sorry.