Series 8: Special Formats, 1909-1953. Subseries 8A: Photographs, 1909–1953. Box no. 51, Folder no. 742, Item no. 909, Folder title: New Mexico Indians; Group title: Sub-group 3
Subjects
Church bells; Bells; Santa Fe (N.M.); New Mexico; Mission San Miguel (Santa Fe, N.M.)
Format
postcards
Genre
postcards
Publication Information
Saint Michael's College (Santa Fe, N.M.). 1908
Date
1908
Physical Description
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Note
Recto annotation: D 3494 The Old Bell. St. Joseph
Verso annotation: The Bell was cast and hammered in Spain in 1356. Brought to Santa Fe over 150 years ago. Placed in San Miguel church in 1848. Is of copper, silver, iron and some gold, and nearly four inches thick. Is about the size of the Liberty Be ll and weights 780 lbs. Its silvery tones are made by a clapper hanging through the bell. There is no bell like this in America. Old Spanish bells were never cast smooth. Everybody says it is a very old bell. It has all the marks of old Spanish bells.