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    Museum Conservators at work [Image 1 of 3]

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    Two conservators or museum professionals in white lab coats and purple nitrile gloves are performing conservation or maintenance work on a large ancient wooden boat displayed in a museum setting. One person is kneeling on the floor using a tool near the base of the vessel, with a small vacuum nearby, while the second person leans over the top of the boat. A large black-and-white archival photograph of the boat's excavation or recovery is displayed on the wall behind the artifact.

    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    09.17.2019

    Photo by Max Lonzanida  

    Hampton Roads Naval Museum

    A Vietnamese sampan, captured in 1968 by US Navy riverine forces, undergoes final surface cleaning and consolidation by Karl Knauer and Abigail Preston with the Naval History and Heritage Command’s Conservation Branch. The sampan is part of a larger exhibit at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum. The exhibit, “The Ten Thousand Day War at Sea: the US Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975” is scheduled to open on October 9, 2019. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).

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    Date Taken: 09.17.2019
    Date Posted: 09.26.2019 13:35
    Photo ID: 5786799
    VIRIN: 190917-N-TG517-939
    Resolution: 4288x2848
    Size: 1.54 MB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US

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