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Image Title: Workers In The White House Gardens Still Cling To The Old Custom Of Going To Work By The Ringing Of A Huge Bell, 1922

Date: 1922 Sept. 12.

Summary: A man sitting on a windowsill, leaning out to ring a bell by grasping a rope.

Notes: Caption continues: The bell rings four times a day announcing the hour for beginning and quitting work. It is a relic of many years government service having been used originally during the construction of the State War and Navy Bldg.

Subjects: Bells--1920-1930
White House (Washington, D.C.)--1920-1930

Original Media: Photograph

Collections: National Photo Company Collection » more info...

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