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AmericanaScope and Content
Americana- Liberty Bell
A collection of materials relating to the visit of the Liberty Bell to Stonington in 1903. Materials include the following:
Article by Betsy Wade in February 2007 Footnotes: A 26 Minute date with History
Copy of a program for the Liberty Bell on tour in 1903 listing its stops on departure and return
Copies of two photographs of the Liberty Bell in Stonington at the Railroad Station
Souvenir Booklet June 17, 1903 "Liberty Bell , Independence Hall, Philadelphia - Souvenir of the Bell's journey to Boston on the Occasion of the one hudnred and twenty eighth anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill"
Copy of newspaper photograph of the crowd of 3,000 spectators at the bell's arrival in Stonington
Westerly Daily Sun article, Sunday June 21, 1903 "The Liberty Bell's welcome - Stonington Shows her patriotism - school children make a fine appearance"
website printouts from the Liberty Bell Museum and the National Park Service
Copy of the Providence Sunday Journal June 21, 1903 covering the Bell's journey through New EnglandCollection
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