After the removal of remaining roof stanchions on the turret (see previous post below), conservation staff shifted their work efforts to its interior. Over the last several weeks we have been using an assortment of pneumatic and other hand tools to remove remaining concretion and loose corrosion products embedded in between the roof rails and on the main roof support beams. The following link is a video put together by The Daily Press, which provides a good overview of the work.

http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/dp-nws-monitor-turret-20110730,0,7028584.story