
Photos: Preserving the Copley memorial

Marta Crilly, an assistant archivist for the City of Boston, worked carefully to separate hand-written paper mementos from other objects.
Dina Rudick/Globe Staff
| May 7, 2013

Katharine Lusk, an adviser to Mayor Menino, was among those removing items from the memorial early Tuesday.
Dina Rudick/Globe staff
| May 7, 2013

City workers culled the makeshift memorial in Copley Square to remove fragile items so the keepsakes can be preserved.
Dina Rudick/Globe staff
| May 7, 2013

City officials want to save posters and other items before rain blurs the ink and disintegrates the paper.
Dina Rudick/Globe staff
| May 7, 2013