This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: University of Virginia Special Collections, Holsinger Studio CollectionOriginal Author: Rufus W. HolsingerCreated: 1914Medium: Glass-plate negativeHenry MartinIn this 1914 photograph Henry Martin, the retired head janitor and bell-ringer at the University of Virginia, rings the bell in the chapel. The bell had hung in the Rotunda until it was moved after the fire of 1895.FEATURED INSlavery at the University of VirginiaSound in Jefferson’s VirginiaHenry Martin (1826–1915)