Phil Anthony
A Cody Fourth of July
The town of Cody experiences seasons—a cycle that parallels the natural world on its circular journey through space. In winter, while plants…
SEP-ARRA: Your Tax Dollars at Work
It was autumn of 2009, and the news was not good… The old steam boilers which provided heat and, indirectly, humidification for…
On Mechanical System Shutdown in Collection Storage Areas
Our chief conservator, Beverly Perkins, returned this week from the 42nd annual conference of the American Institute for Conservation held this year…
A Sense of Place: Laura Bell’s “Claiming Ground”
I just finished reading a book, Claiming Ground by Laura Bell. Sometimes I manage to string a few words together in a…
Traveling With Charlie Russell
I dreamed the other night I was traveling with Charlie Russell. The first scene of my dream was suggestive of Frederic Remington’s…
Air Compressor Efficiency Improvement: Facilites Compressor part 2
Our big Facilities air compressor has capacity control by way of what the manufacturer calls a poppet valve. As the compressor builds pressure to…