Two church bells mounted in a belfry, black and white photograph – Historic Photograph Print
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Description
This rare historic photograph captures Two church bells mounted in a belfry, black and white photograph in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Two church bells mounted in a belfry, black and white photograph
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Two church bells hang side by side in an open belfry, their heavy bronze shapes caught in crisp black and white against the dark timber of the frame. Photographs of bells like these were often made to document a parish's ringing equipment, which was a source of civic pride in small New England towns, where a bell's tone announced services, fires, and town meetings across the surrounding fields. The Southeast Massachusetts communities on this board have many such steeples, and the picture is a useful record of how the mechanisms were housed and hung before later restorations changed them. Look closely at the wheels, yokes, and ropes, which show the practical engineering behind a sound that carried for miles.
| Original scan | 3,189 × 4,594 px · prints to 11 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 27 |
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