Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915
Russian church bells from a variety of churches of different denominations, removed so that the invading Germans might not use them as metal for shells. Each bell is individually labelled to show where they have come from
Picture No
10724396
Media ID
46097292
Size
5000px x 3159px
(2.1MB)
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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