The first restoration used a gas lightening process performed by George Cohenour, and shows the steps involved in lightening and preserving a badly darkened Currier & Ives print "The Great Fire at Boston."
The first restoration used a gas lightening process performed by George Cohenour, and shows the steps involved in lightening and preserving a badly darkened Currier & Ives print "The Great Fire at Boston."
Click on the "Great Fire" image (right) or menu button (below) to see this restoration.
The second restoration, which is currently planned, will be a complete restoration, and will show the steps involved in restoring paper, retouching images and adding lost color to a severly damaged N. Currier print "The Celebrated Clipper Bark GRAPESHOT."
Click on the "Grapeshot" image (right) or menu button (below) to see this restoration.
| "Great Fire" Restoration | "Grapeshot" Restoration |