Staff at the Smithsonian describe the steps they followed in preparing a box of Wheaties featuring Jim Thorpe for conservation and display.
A companion article briefly discusses
Jim Thorpe's career and the reasons his Olympic records are not officially recognized.
It was hypocrisy and racism then; it's hypocrisy and pigheaded refusal to acknowledge a shameful wrong now.
ReplyDeleteSeem like a lot of work when they could have just called up General Foods and said we want a box for preservation.
ReplyDeleteWhat interesting work. Fun to watch!
ReplyDeleteConservator methodology with a display of unique tool collection. Must investigate further.