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Title
Tower Bell east side of Wahlquist South
Contributor
Unknown (Creator)
Contributing Institution
San José State University, Special Collections and Archives
Collection
San José State University Archives Photograph Collection
Rights Information
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Description
Written on verso: "Tower Bell east side of Wahlquist South." The bell was commissioned for the California Normal School in 1862.
The bell is currently located by the Spartan Rose Garden between the computer center and Tower Hall. A plaque by the bell states, "Cast to commemorate the California State Normal School in 1881, this 3,000 pound bell was rung at 8 a.m. each morning until the earthquake stilled its voice in 1906. In 1910 the bell was reinstalled in the main building of the newly constructed Tower Hall where it was rung on special occasions. In the early 1960's seismic concerns led to its retirement and relocation to ground level".
Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color. Auto Level image processing applied and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
4 X 6 in.
Identifier
islandora:81_669
filename: ua_bell_005
oclc: 601766968
islandora: 81_669
Language
English
Subject
Buildings
Bells
Bell towers
Towers
Universities & colleges
San Jose State College
Place
San Jose
California
Relation
San Jose State University Archives Photograph Collection

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