Title

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1953. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 1953. Vintage postcard. The Liberty Bell is one of the foremost symnols of the American Revolution. Originally housed in the bell tower of Independence Hall, it was rung to announce the opening of the First Continental Congress in 1774, after the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775 and (according to tradition) on 8 July 1776 to summon the citizens of Philadelphia to hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was removed from the bell tower in 1852 after cracks in the metal made it unusable.
Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Date

2007

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Curt Teich Postcard Archives

Reference

HRM19D82_276

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,4Mb (3,2Mb) / 15,7in x 10,0in / 4713 x 2994 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings interior indoors freedom country metal symbol patriotism cracked color colour crack bell independence icon liberty war location century Philadelphia Pennsylvania Liberty Bell inside rebellion revolution concept Declaration of Independence fifties 1950s United States of America United States declaration Independence Hall 19th century 18th century 20th century American Revolutionary War Eighteenth Century nineteenth century American America USA American Revolution 1775-1783 American War of Independence 1775-1783 decade TGN photograph postcard Curt Teich Postcard Archives Unknown photograph postcard