Mormon church's storied Granite Mountain vault opened for virtual tour

The archivist decries "merely bringing in any contamination, such as "blue jean dust," the cotton fibers created by brushing pant legs when one walks."

And then the photo shows an employee wearing blue jeans.

Hmmm.

Really interesting story. But it's funny that they say they don't want people wearing jeans because of the fibers that can come off of them, but then the guy in the photo is wearing...jeans.

I work in a different photo archive in the valley and I understand what the archivists are talking about. We are trained and know how to handle the materials properly. For example, while we require patrons to wear white cotton gloves when handling More..