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A conservator examining the ink on page one of the Constitution
National Archives and Records Administration2003
U.S. National Archives
United States
A conservator examines the ink on page one of the Constitution, letter by letter. In the treatment of this document, the most important step was to ensure that the original iron gall ink remained well adhered.
Photograph published in :A New Era Begins for the Charters of Freedom"
By Mary Lynn Ritzenthaler and Catherine Nicholson
Prologue Magazine
Fall 2003, Vol. 35, No. 3
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- Title: A conservator examining the ink on page one of the Constitution
- Creator: National Archives and Records Administration
- Date Created: 2003
- Location Created: Washington, DC
- External Link: Prologue Magazine
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