National Treasures: Where America’s Historical Artifacts Are Being Preserved (Well … For Now) takes you behind the scenes at the National Park Service’s Conservation Lab in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia—where a canceled lease (now extended for just one more year) threatens its future. Post-grad fellows Maeve O’Shea (textiles) and Daisy Greenwell (objects) team up with Adam Savage to revive a tattered 1860s flag from the Gettysburg Foundation, walking us through the mysteries of its condition and the science of bringing it back to life.
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