Bell donated to war effort

Description:	The bell, removed from the belfry of a school or fire station, was donated as scrap metal during World War II. Bell created by G. W. Coffin & Company and the Buckeye Bell Foundry. Original description assigned the bell to Washington Elementary School, based on articles the bell might have belonged to Central Fire Station. More information about this image can be found in the Greene, Richard A. Our Neighborhood Articles collection. 1952-07-18, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GrnRchOrNgh/id/6861/rec/8; 1964-07-09, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GrnRchOrNgh/id/5900/rec/39; 1979-10-23, https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/GrnRchOrNgh/id/10313/rec/65 This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about
Origin:	circa 1943
Created By:	Greene, Richard A., 1903-1984
Source:	http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sg/id/2861
Collection:	Spurgeon-Greene Photographs
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Geography:	Muncie Delaware County Indiana United States North and Central America
Subjects:	Central Fire Station (Muncie, Ind.) Washington Elementary (Muncie, Ind.) World War, 1939-1945 G.W. Coffin & Co. Buckeye Bell Foundry Bells Building materials Trees

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