Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Placed together for safety in the Nikolsky Monastery near Moscow, some of the 300 Russian church bells removed to prevent invading Germans re-using them as metal for shells. Some of the bells are ornamental in design and decoration, showing medallions of priests and bishops in bas relief
Picture No
13991567
Media ID
45429951
Size
5300px x 3432px
(2.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News, 9th October 1915, page 472
Date
1915
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