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Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. – Vintage Wall Art

Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., [no date recorded on caption card] — historic print
Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic print from the Philadelphia collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Liberty Bell hangs in the tower of Independence Hall, and this print shows the bell itself as the centerpiece of the scene rather than the building around it. The bell was cast in London in 1752 for the Pennsylvania State House, the building now known as Independence Hall, and it cracked soon after arriving in Philadelphia. Its enduring place in American memory came later, when it became a symbol of independence and was rung for the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This halftone reproduces a color photoprint, so the image likely dates from a later period when such reproductions were common.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone.
SubjectsHalftone repro. of color photoprint. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pa.--Phila.--Ind. Hall; Pa.--Phila.--Ind. Hall--Lib. Bell; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,466 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-140245

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