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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

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876
532043 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Bell in lecture hall of Boston University

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876
532042 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876: Bell inaugurating 1520 km telephone link between New York and Chicago, 18 October 1892

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Picture published 1907
532039 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor: patented telephone 1876. Picture published 1907; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBell Collection: Model in swirling floral psychedelic print dress

Model in swirling floral psychedelic print dress with fluted bell sleeves. Date: circa 1967

Background imageBell Collection: There was an Old Person of Filey, of whom his acquaintance spoke highly (coloured engraving)

There was an Old Person of Filey, of whom his acquaintance spoke highly (coloured engraving)
8634384 There was an Old Person of Filey, of whom his acquaintance spoke highly (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBell Collection: Noel decorations

Noel decorations
Xuan Thai

Background imageBell Collection: Square Five Days in Milan

Square Five Days in Milan
3563010 Square Five Days in Milan by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Square Five Days, Milan 1900-1905 Date of Artwork: 1881-1895 Artist: Grandi)

Background imageBell Collection: A self-luminous buoy

A self-luminous buoy
5311828 A self-luminous buoy; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a self-luminous buoy: Excavated glass tubes containing mercury glowed due to the generation of electricity by the wave action)

Background imageBell Collection: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, view of St. Mark's Basilica and Clock Tower, 1895

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, view of St. Mark's Basilica and Clock Tower, 1895
LUX4771681 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, view of St. Mark's Basilica and Clock Tower, 1895 -; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, view of St)

Background imageBell Collection: Ringing Christmas bells in an English belfry, 1700s. Everyday life, England: Christmas night

Ringing Christmas bells in an English belfry, 1700s. Everyday life, England: Christmas night
NWI4882538 Ringing Christmas bells in an English belfry, 1700s. Everyday life, England: Christmas night, men bells in the belfry around 1700

Background imageBell Collection: United States, State of California: San Gabriel Mission and Bell Tower, near Los Angeles

United States, State of California: San Gabriel Mission and Bell Tower, near Los Angeles
NWI4964586 United States, State of California: San Gabriel Mission and Bell Tower, near Los Angeles. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479254 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone. vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light)

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479253 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone. vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light)

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891

Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891
3479252 Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone, 1891; (add.info.: Alexander Graham Bell's photo phone. vibrations of the diaphragm of the transmitter caused light pulses to fall on a light)

Background imageBell Collection: The credit, c.1840-1860 (illustration)

The credit, c.1840-1860 (illustration)
8698373 The credit, c.1840-1860 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Society. Economy. The credit (that is never given)

Background imageBell Collection: Capital letters Plate in 'Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet'

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220438 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Background imageBell Collection: Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn

Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn
FLO4633712 Primrose, Hare-Bell, Eglantine and Moss (Cymbeline). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe

Background imageBell Collection: Nun ringing a convent bell, 1887

Nun ringing a convent bell, 1887
3479438 Nun ringing a convent bell, 1887; (add.info.: Nun ringing a convent bell. From the English Illustrated Magazine, London, 1887.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBell Collection: Vibrating telephone, 1894

Vibrating telephone, 1894
3479319 Vibrating telephone, 1894; (add.info.: Vibrating telephone alarm bell. Louis Figuier Les Nouvelles Conquetes de la Science, Paris 1894.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBell Collection: Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells

Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells. Chromolithography of English origin in " Father
DUV4197626 Illustrations of letters A and B. Girl with apples and bells. Chromolithography of English origin in " Father Christmas Alphabet" Back cover. Editons A

Background imageBell Collection: A self-luminous buoy, 1850

A self-luminous buoy, 1850
3330923 A self-luminous buoy, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a self-luminous buoy. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageBell Collection: The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person

The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person
FLO4675541 The priest. The priest carries the viatica, or sacrament, has a certain dying person. The companions follow with candles and benite water

Background imageBell Collection: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Chatellerault: presentation of the bell offered by Tsar

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Chatellerault: presentation of the bell offered by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
LUX4756444 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Chatellerault: presentation of the bell offered by Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, 1897; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86)

Background imageBell Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Carre showing a soldier on the ruins of a church surmounted by

First World War: France, Patriotic Carre showing a soldier on the ruins of a church surmounted by the Epaque bells
LUX4742855 First World War: France, Patriotic Carre showing a soldier on the ruins of a church surmounted by the Epaque bells

Background imageBell Collection: Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top)
532048 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Scottish-born American inventor, lecturing on his telephone at Salem (top) while friends in his study at Boston listen to his lecture - 12 February 1877

Background imageBell Collection: Leprosy: Leper with begging bowl and bell or rattle which he is shaking to warn that he is 'unclean'

Leprosy: Leper with begging bowl and bell or rattle which he is shaking to warn that he is 'unclean'
527547 Leprosy: Leper with begging bowl and bell or rattle which he is shaking to warn that he is 'unclean'. 13th century

Background imageBell Collection: Patrick Bell (1799-1869) Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1851 (engraving)

Patrick Bell (1799-1869) Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1851 (engraving)
538530 Patrick Bell (1799-1869) Scottish clergyman and inventor, 1851 (engraving); (add.info.: Patrick Bell (1799-1869) Scottish clergyman and inventor. His horse-powered machine reaping of 1826

Background imageBell Collection: Hernia Cerebri: Rupture of the Dura Mater by the rapid growth of a brain tumour

Hernia Cerebri: Rupture of the Dura Mater by the rapid growth of a brain tumour
526810 Hernia Cerebri: Rupture of the Dura Mater by the rapid growth of a brain tumour. On the left are bone fragments removed from the rupture. The bottom two figures are forms of dressing

Background imageBell Collection: Heads and shoulders of a woman inside a flower (coloured photo)

Heads and shoulders of a woman inside a flower (coloured photo)
8655799 Heads and shoulders of a woman inside a flower (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heads and shoulders of a woman inside a flower)

Background imageBell Collection: The great bell of the pagoda Shwe Dagon, in Rangoon, Burma

The great bell of the pagoda Shwe Dagon, in Rangoon, Burma
3570189 The great bell of the pagoda Shwe Dagon, in Rangoon, Burma by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Rangoon, Pagoda Shwe Dagon, Burma 1890 ca)

Background imageBell Collection: Big Ben, great bell of the Palace of Westminster (engraving)

Big Ben, great bell of the Palace of Westminster (engraving)
8676380 Big Ben, great bell of the Palace of Westminster (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Big Ben, great bell of the Palace of Westminster, London)

Background imageBell Collection: Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669384 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBell Collection: 'La peste de Tournai en 1095' Grande epidemie a Tournai, certains corps gisent a terre

"La peste de Tournai en 1095" Grande epidemie a Tournai, certains corps gisent a terre
AIS5386258 "La peste de Tournai en 1095" Grande epidemie a Tournai, certains corps gisent a terre, procession religieuse pour eradiquer la maladie

Background imageBell Collection: Yellow and red bell chili peppers, Capsicum annuum

Yellow and red bell chili peppers, Capsicum annuum
5856563 Yellow and red bell chili peppers, Capsicum annuum; (add.info.: Yellow and red bell chili peppers, yellow flowers, Capsicum annuum)

Background imageBell Collection: Halley's diving bell, 1850

Halley's diving bell, 1850
3359192 Halley's diving bell, 1850; (add.info.: Representation of Halley's diving bell, showing how the barrel of air was lowered to the sea bed and connected to bell by a pipe)

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)

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




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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.