Rockefeller Chapel
| Title | Rockefeller Chapel |
| View | Carillon Construction 1A |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Second largest bell in the world arrives for University of Chicago Carillon. New York, the second largest bell in the world weighing seventeen tons, is shown above on its arrival from Europe today, July 26, on the S. S. American Trader. The bell is part of a 72-bell carillon, which will be installed in the chapel of the University of Chicago in memory of Laura Spelman Rockefeller, late wife of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. |
| Alternate Name(s) | University Chapel |
| Subject Terms | Rockefeller, Laura Spelman, 1839-1915 | Rockefeller, John Davison, 1874-1960 | Carillons | Chapels (Rooms or structures) | American Trader (Ship) | Gillett & Johnston Foundry |
| Photographer | International News Photos, Inc. |
| Photograph Date | 1932-07-26 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 20.5 x 15.5 cm |
| Architect | Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924; Mayers, Murray & Philip |
| Completion Date | 1928 |
| Location | 5850 S. Woodlawn Avenue | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | D29 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-06599 |
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