Removal of historic pendant lights

On April 29, 2015, workers removed four historic pendant lights from the second floor of the Wyoming State Capitol. The lights were crated and  sent to the historic lighting consultant Crenshaw Lighting based in Virginia to restore and retrofit for LED lights. These lights will be re-installed once the interior restoration is complete. The removal of the lights is part of the next phase of investigative work in the Capitol to uncover the building's structure for further analysis. The work started on April 20 and will continue for the next six weeks.

Before removal

One of the four historic pendant lights that was removed.

Getting ready

Workers prepare scafolding and tools to remove the first light.

Removal

The first light is very carefully removed.

Careful hand off

The final fisture is carefully lowered to one of the crew.