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Bell Collection (#9)

The resonating sound of the bell echoes through the church as the dedicated bell ringers pull on the ropes, creating a melodious symphony that fills the air

Background imageBell Collection: The Dancers (oil on canvas)

The Dancers (oil on canvas)
822679 The Dancers (oil on canvas) by Bell, Edward August (1862-1953); 56x84.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dancers. Edward August Bell (1862-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageBell Collection: Christopher Columbus's crew offered presents to the Indians when he arrived in America in 1492

Christopher Columbus's crew offered presents to the Indians when he arrived in America in 1492. Engraving
NWI4900827 Christopher Columbus's crew offered presents to the Indians when he arrived in America in 1492. Engraving. Columbus gives hawk's bells to natives after landing in the Caribbean

Background imageBell Collection: Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right)

Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right)
541898 Lavoisier's investigation of the existence of oxygen in the air. Mercury in trough (right) and in glass balloon (left) on prolonged heating, some red oxide of mercury found in balloon

Background imageBell Collection: Bell telephone, 1880

Bell telephone, 1880
3479240 Bell telephone, 1880; (add.info.: Using a bell telephone. Dated 1880.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageBell Collection: Amputation of the leg at the thigh. The tourniquet deadened the pain as well as reducing the flow

Amputation of the leg at the thigh. The tourniquet deadened the pain as well as reducing the flow of blood but was
526812 Amputation of the leg at the thigh. The tourniquet deadened the pain as well as reducing the flow of blood but was likely to cause serious tissue damage

Background imageBell Collection: Sister sounding the angelus, sister sleeping tempted by the devil

Sister sounding the angelus, sister sleeping tempted by the devil and sister awake in bed receiving a divine visit
GIA5033712 Sister sounding the angelus, sister sleeping tempted by the devil and sister awake in bed receiving a divine visit

Background imageBell Collection: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door to the big bell, lively view, shopping street

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door to the big bell, lively view, shopping street
LUX4770776 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door to the big bell, lively view, shopping street, 1900 - shops: hairdressers, Maison Durand; (add.info.: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33)

Background imageBell Collection: A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji

A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji
CSO4979795 A pelerin (with walking stick, bell and amulets) for the traditional ascent of Mount Fuji, in front of a painted decor - Pilgrim going up Fujiyama - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo;

Background imageBell Collection: The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) Woodcut 1616

The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) Woodcut 1616
532662 The Bellman of London: Title page of ballad in the Bagford Collection (British Museum) Woodcut 1616.; (add.info.: showing London night-watchman going on his rounds with bell, lantern and pike)

Background imageBell Collection: France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door of the big bell, animated view with many ads

France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door of the big bell, animated view with many ads
LUX4773778 France, Aquitaine, Gironde (33), Bordeaux: door of the big bell, animated view with many ads, 1900 - advertisement: la nuit fatale - news store

Background imageBell Collection: Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864

Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Reception-room of the Social Science Congress in the Guildhall, New York, 1864. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Background imageBell Collection: Mayor Hylan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mayor Hylan, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Hylan, between c1915 and c1920. New York City's Mayor John Francis Hylan (1868-1936) with advertisement for government bonds from Third Liberty Loan as a Liberty bell-shaped cut-out hanging

Background imageBell Collection: Child in 'Naroysan'. Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin. Child in 'Naroysan'. Selkups, 1920

Child in "Naroysan". Selkups, 1920. Creator: A. G. Vargin. Child in "Naroysan". Selkups, 1920
Child in "Naroysan". Selkups, 1920. V. I. Surikov Museum of Art in Krasnoiarsk

Background imageBell Collection: Spain, Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, view of the bell tower from the roof of the cathedral

Spain, Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, view of the bell tower from the roof of the cathedral

Background imageBell Collection: Spain, Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, view of the bell tower from the roof of the cathedral

Spain, Galicia. Santiago de Compostela, view of the bell tower from the roof of the cathedral

Background imageBell Collection: Romania, Transylvania, Bell

Romania, Transylvania, Bell

Background imageBell Collection: The Convent of the Order of Christ was originally a 12th century Templar stronghold

The Convent of the Order of Christ was originally a 12th century Templar stronghold. The Portuguese Templars were later turned into the Knights of the Order of Christ

Background imageBell Collection: The Wedding of St George and the Princess Sabra, 1857. Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The Wedding of St George and the Princess Sabra, 1857. Creator: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
The Wedding of St George and the Princess Sabra, 1857. Sabra threads a lock of her hair through St Georges helmet; in the corner is the severed head of the dragon he has just killed to rescue her

Background imageBell Collection: Old Grammar School, St Marys Street, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s

Old Grammar School, St Marys Street, Truro, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The Old Grammar School in St Marys Street, Truro, when it was the Bullen Brothers Show Rooms with a sign saying Plumbers, Iron, Zinc, Copper, Bellhangers, Gasfitters

Background imageBell Collection: Bell Boy (Girl?) - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Bell Boy (Girl?) - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy (Girl?) - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageBell Collection: Bell Boy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design

Bell Boy - Murrays Cabaret Club costume design
Bell Boy - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London

Background imageBell Collection: Fowey Town Crier, Trago Mills, near Liskeard, Cornwall. March 1993

Fowey Town Crier, Trago Mills, near Liskeard, Cornwall. March 1993
Foweys town crier Michael Penprase took on another role, as official crier for the Trago Mills group of stores. He is pictured with the Trago boss, Bruce Robertson

Background imageBell Collection: Mahon Cathedral, Esglesia de Santa Maria, Menorca, Spain

Mahon Cathedral, Esglesia de Santa Maria, Menorca, Spain
Mahon Cathedral, Esglesia de Santa Maria in the centre of Mahon, Menorca, Spain. The church of Santa Maria. Seen from Placa d Espanya Date: 2012

Background imageBell Collection: Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Pisa, Italy

Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Pisa, Italy
Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

Background imageBell Collection: Baptistery of St John, Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

Baptistery of St John, Cathedral, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Pisa Baptistery of St John, Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

Background imageBell Collection: Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Pisa Cathedral and the Leaning Tower of Pisa bell tower, Piazza dei Miracoli, Pisa, Italy

Background imageBell Collection: Robert Herbert Whitby with Jack Caulson alongside Bell 47

Robert Herbert Whitby with Jack Caulson alongside Bell 47
Robert Herbert Whitby, 1917-2015, left, with Jack Caulson alongside a Bell 47, circa 1955. Date: circa 1955

Background imageBell Collection: Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall

Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867
Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS

Background imageBell Collection: Fall / Otter Hound / 1983

Fall / Otter Hound / 1983
DUMFRIESSHIRE CLANSMAN Breeder: Captain John Bell-Irving Owners:Jean and Derek Pretious of BORAVIN Kennels Date: 1983

Background imageBell Collection: Old bell on top of the stone wall in Castillo de Trujillo (Trujillo Castle), Extremadura, Caceres

Old bell on top of the stone wall in Castillo de Trujillo (Trujillo Castle), Extremadura, Caceres, Spain

Background imageBell Collection: Bells at Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian, Patmos Chora, Patmos Island, Dodecanese, Greece

Bells at Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian, Patmos Chora, Patmos Island, Dodecanese, Greece

Background imageBell Collection: europe, Italy, Tuscany. Pontremoli, the bell tower in the historic centre of the town

europe, Italy, Tuscany. Pontremoli, the bell tower in the historic centre of the town, crossed by the old pilgrimage route Via Francigena

Background imageBell Collection: Nice Cathedral and Bell Tower, Place Rossetti, Nice, South of France

Nice Cathedral and Bell Tower, Place Rossetti, Nice, South of France

Background imageBell Collection: The Holy Convent Evangelismos, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

The Holy Convent Evangelismos, Patmos, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Background imageBell Collection: Bells of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Bells of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Background imageBell Collection: Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel with a traditional carved bell in a traditional Somali

Isiolo, Northern Kenya. A camel with a traditional carved bell in a traditional Somali Boma

Background imageBell Collection: Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Salerno province, Campania, Italy

Villa Rufolo, Ravello, Salerno province, Campania, Italy

Background imageBell Collection: The Moors on top of the St Marks Clock Tower, St Marks Square, Venice, Veneto, Italy

The Moors on top of the St Marks Clock Tower, St Marks Square, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Background imageBell Collection: The Undines or, The Voice of the Torrent, 1857 (oil on canvas)

The Undines or, The Voice of the Torrent, 1857 (oil on canvas)
XIR170253 The Undines or, The Voice of the Torrent, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Gendron, Ernest Augustin (1817-81); 197x112 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts Andre Malraux, Le Havre

Background imageBell Collection: Melancholy

Melancholy
Svetlana Melik-Nubarova

Background imageBell Collection: 'Market-Day' - painted by G. B. O'Neil - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856

"Market-Day" - painted by G. B. O'Neil - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. In this production Mr

Background imageBell Collection: European travel views, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

European travel views, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
European travel views, between 1904 and 1938

Background imageBell Collection: Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Cuba and Guatemala, between 1899 and 1926

Background imageBell Collection: Large Bell at Daibutsu, 1865. Creator: Unknown

Large Bell at Daibutsu, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Large Bell at Daibutsu, 1865

Background imageBell Collection: Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Bell tower housing Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster, London. When the bell was raised from the ground to the clock room (a distance of 190 feet)

Background imageBell Collection: Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Mode of Raising the Great Bell, 1858. Big Ben being installed in the bell tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. In giving some idea of the process of raising the great bell it is necessary to

Background imageBell Collection: Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Chandos-street Fire-Engine Station, [London], 1858....one of those places scattered throughout the metropolis where, day and night

Background imageBell Collection: Philadelphia Sketches: in the Belfry, Independence Hall, by one of our special artists, 1876

Philadelphia Sketches: in the Belfry, Independence Hall, by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Philadelphia Sketches: in the Belfry, Independence Hall, by one of our special artists, 1876. Independence Hall, in Chestnut-street, and Carpenters Hall




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The resonating sound of the bell echoes through the church as the dedicated bell ringers pull on the ropes, creating a melodious symphony that fills the air. Their synchronized movements and skillful technique bring life to this ancient tradition. In "The Underwriter Who Missed The Total Loss, " H. M. Bateman humorously portrays a moment of oversight, where an underwriter fails to recognize a disastrous situation unfolding before his eyes - perhaps he was too engrossed in listening to the enchanting chimes of bells nearby. Charles Chuck Yeager, an American pilot known for breaking barriers and pushing boundaries, soared through the skies with unparalleled bravery and determination. As he flew at incredible speeds, one can only imagine how his heart raced when hearing the distant tolls of bells below. "The Angelus, " painted between 1857-1859, captures a serene scene where people pause their daily activities upon hearing the Angelus bell from a nearby church. They bow their heads in prayer or reflection, acknowledging something greater than themselves. Pembroke College stands tall since its establishment in 1675; its historic walls have witnessed countless generations passing by. The ringing bells mark important moments within this esteemed institution's history - celebrations, graduations, and gatherings that resonate throughout time. Underneath an orange harvest moon's glow lies a picturesque landscape adorned with two cows wearing delicate bells around their necks. In Alpine scenery like this, these musical accessories serve both practical purposes and add charm to nature's harmonious composition. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's artwork "Teasing the Cat" depicts mischievous playfulness as children swing on a ringing bell rope while teasing an unsuspecting feline companion nearby. Laughter fills the air as they revel in innocent joy amidst such simple pleasures. George Morris is celebrated for his exceptional talent as a bell ringer during 1863 when eight majestic bells resounded under his skilled hands.