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| Picture No | 10724397 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Description | Church bells saved from becoming enemy shells, Russia, 1915. |
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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.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in The Illustrated London News, 9th October 1915, page 472. |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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