Bells

Carillon Presented to the People of the United States by the People of the Netherlands

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Her Royal Highness Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presents a carillon in gratitude to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands. President Harry S. Truman's remarks upon accepting the carillon. The President spoke at 3:45 p.m. in Meridian Hill Park in Washington. His opening words referred to Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, her husband Prince Bernhard, and Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman. He also referred early in his remarks to his daughter Margaret who was on a concert tour in the western States.

Japanese bell ringer is shown ringing one of the big bells at the shrines at Nikko, Japan

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Japanese bell ringer is shown ringing one of the big bells at the Toshogu shrine at Nikko, Japan. From a scrapbook presented to Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan on the occasion of his visit to General Headquarters U. S. Army Forces, Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, July 1946

Bell-Ringer political cartoon

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Political cartoon by Herbert Block ("Herblock") entitled "Bell-Ringer" on President Harry S. Truman's Civil Rights Message. Cartoon published circa 1948 by the Washington Post.

Secretary Frank Pace and Margaret Pace in Front of a Bell

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Secretary of Army Frank Pace (right) and his wife Margaret Pace (left) standing in front of a bell at the Piazza del Duomo in Pisa, Italy. From the album, United States Forces in Austria, Logistical Command.

The Liberty Bell at the Southeast Corner of the Harry S. Truman Library

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A nice close up picture of the replica Liberty Bell at the Truman Library. Found in the former President's desk.

Structure at Todaiji Temple Complex

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Image of a large bell tower under a roof at the Todaiji Temple Complex in Nara, Japan. The temple is a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural (UNESCO) world heritage site.

Snyder Rings Liberty Bell

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John Snyder (left) and an unidentified man, possibly Arkansas Secretary of State Kelly Bryant, ring Arkansas' Liberty Bell replica in the State Capitol in Little Rock.

John W. Snyder at the Liberty Bell In Philadelphia

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Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder with a young lady dressed as the Statue of Liberty at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The photo appears to be of a presentation ceremony.

Bell on Emperor's Palace Grounds in Seoul, Korea

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Largest bell in Korea on Emperor's Palace grounds in Seoul, Korea. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Liberty Bell dedication ceremony at Jackson County Courthouse

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An unidentified group gathered near the Jackson County Courthouse for the dedication of the Liberty Bell. The Bell, a replica of Philadelphia's Liberty Bell, was presented to Independence by the people of Annecy, France, as a friendship token. From: Jackson County Historical Society.

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