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Working on the Past with the Secretary of the Interiors

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ID #: 
314
Playing Time: 
40 min.
Color or BW: 
N/A
Description: 
This first video on the new treatment standards offers a clear explanation of both the practical and philosophical differences between preservation, rehabilitation, restoration, and reconstruction. It provides step-by-step guidance for choosing a historic preservation treatment through interviews, graphics and the examination of four historic properties.
Keywords: 
historic house museums, museums, public history, Restoration