clocks and watches

Tokei to takarabune no kakejiku - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a painting of a ship on a scroll or wall hanging and the face of a clock on a wooden box. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006... More

Cats at play, autochrome color photo

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Napoleon clock and mantle, Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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The Great Floral Clock (accurate timekeeper, 100 feet in diameter) in ...

H52539 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 8502. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Telechron electric clo...

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Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Telechron electric clo...

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The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents "Ten minute alibi" [by] An...

Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Ten minute alibi" at the Waterloo Theater, showing stylized clock. Date stamped on verso: Jul 8 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library ... More

[Monk fixing clock above painting, Sikkim]

"A Tour of the Lost Kingdom: Sikkim" by Dr. Alice S. Kandell and Hope Cooke, Library of Congress, March 13, 2010. Forms part of: Dr. Alice S. Kandell Collection of Sikkim Photographs (Library of Congress). ... More

Entrance to Water Works Park, Detroit

Negatives are close variants. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue F (1899). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 07320. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Chasy raboty Voloskova. V Tverkom muzei︠e︡

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The clockmaker's secret / - movie film screenshot

A clockmaker sells his soul to the devil, but good triumphs over evil in the end. French title from Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 45. Original French film, Le secret de l'horloger,... More

Prague. Astronomical clock - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Astronomical clock on side of town hall, Prague, Czech Republic. The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a m... More

The jeweler's card - Print, Library of Congress collection

Print shows a blank "Jewelers Card" showing a large variety of clocks and pocket watches, silver tea service and silver trays, rings, necklaces and earrings, and samovars. Publication date based on copyright s... More

[Man standing in front of house with clock]

"W. Bates, maker" on clock. Title devised by cataloger. No publication information. (DLC/PP-1932:0042). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress).

Floral clock and north end of Palace of Agriculture, from Ceylon Build...

H52973 U.S. Copyright Office. No. S. 136. Public domain photograph of monument, historic place, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Miscellaneous subjects. 1915 clock

Junius Tillery farm house, Tillery vic., Halifax County, North Carolin...

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-42. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

Izrazt︠s︡ovai︠a︡ pechʹ v Kni︠a︡zhʹem teremi︠e︡. Rostov Velikīĭ

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[Floral clock, Gladwin Park (Water Works Park), Detroit, Mich.]

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Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Agricultural Building and floral clock.

H54240 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Green River Plantation, Polk County, North Carolina

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Burton House, Beattie's Ford Plantation, Lincoln County, North Carolin...

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Victory! Congress passes daylight saving bill

Poster showing Uncle Sam turning a clock to Daylight Savings time as a clock-headed figure throws his hat in the air. The clock face of the figure reads "One hour of extra daylight." Caption: "Get your hoe rea... More

[Pendulum or oscillating clock mechanisms, showing escapement mechanis...

Illus. in: Horologium oscillatorium / Christiaan Huygens. Parisiis : Apud F. Muguet, 1673. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 272.

[Cats at play] - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Watch of General Montgomery - Drawing. Public domain image.

(DLC/PP-1935:002). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Prologue of the American Revolution" by Justin H. Smith, Century, 65:727 (Mar. 1903).

[Main Reading Room. The Rotunda Clock by John Flanagan. Library of Con...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Izrazt︠s︡ovai︠a︡ pechʹ v Kni︠a︡zhʹem teremi︠e︡. Rostov Velikīĭ

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[Elderly man, seated in front of fireplace, with clock above, reading]...

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A.Q. Scammon's The real Widow Brown

37105 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: An important date with the real Widow Brown. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3909. Forms part of: Theatrica... More

Immense floral clock before the Agricultural Building, World's Fair, S...

H51723 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5746. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Saving daylight ends, for 1918, Sunday, Oct. 27th Set your clock back ...

Poster showing Uncle Sam shaking hands with a clock-headed figure. The clock face reads "One hour of extra daylight," and the figure wears a "War service medal." Caption: "Goodbye, Uncle, see you next Spring." ... More

Electric Institute of Washington. Square electric clock mounted on wal...

Item title devised. The Theodor Horydczak Collection is a collection of photographs taken by Theodor Horydczak (1890-1971) a Polish-born American photographer who worked in Washington D.C. from the 1910s to th... More

[Man looking at his wristwatch]

Title devised by cataloger. (DLC/PP-1939:0060). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: "The Shiner Up" by Agnes Sligh Turnbull, American magazine, 105:20 (May 1928).

Trigg House, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-44. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

16 Broad & State Sts., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. South Carolina National Bank. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-10F. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and ... More

Jacob Stierwalt House, Concord vic., Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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Courtroom clock, David W. Dyer Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, M...

Architect: Phineas E. Paist and Harold D. Steward. Mediterranean Renaissance Revival style. Built between 1931-1933. Primary material: Key Largo Coquina limestone. Photographed as part of an assignment for the ... More

Vʺi︠e︡zd vo dvoret︠s︡ Ėmira v Staroĭ Bukhari︠e︡

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Developpement de la montre à Roue de rencontre / PP. Choffard fecit.

Composite of ten figures of clock mechanisms, pl. 7. Engraving after a drawing by Pierre-Philippe Choffard. On verso of 1917 color woodblock print by Max Ernst, Battle of the fish.

Der Uhrmacher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a man making a small clock in a clock making shop.

[Chinese jars and weapons in the Imperial Treasury] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 35. No. 940. In album: Yıldız and Topkapı palaces, tombs and Selamlık procession, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul... More

[Chinese jars and cups in the Imperial Treasury] / Abdullah Frères.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 36. No. 941. In album: Yıldız and Topkapı palaces, tombs and Selamlık procession, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul... More

U.S. Capitol. Clock in U.S. Capitol

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Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Clocks

Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) is a publicly traded utility company that provides electric service to customers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, including the District of Columbia and parts of ... More

Courtroom clock, James T. Foley U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Alban...

Built in 1931-1932. Art Deco style. Five-story building with 8' high sculptured marble frieze continuously wraps around the primary elevations. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Adm... More

Chasy raboty Voloskova. V Tverkom muzei︠e︡

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Taking the time, Brooklyn Navy Yard

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[Grave of Hackless Jenkins, 1878-1928, Sea Islands, Georgia, decorated...

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[Clocks, Chinese jars and weapons of the Ottoman Sultans in the Imperi...

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 33. No. 938. In album: Yıldız and Topkapı palaces, tombs and Selamlık procession, Istanb... More

Fine diamonds, reliable watches, artistic jewelry, standard silverware...

Print shows cherubs supporting a large pocket watch labeled "fine diamonds", "reliable watches", "artistic jewelry", and "standard silverware". Possibly an advertisement for H.N. Squire, 97 Fulton St., New York... More

[New York City, Fifth Avenue] - Public domain image. Dry plate negativ...

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New York City, Fifth Avenue - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Title from jacket. Street sign: W. 43 St. "G 316" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 31632. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

Vʺi︠e︡zd vo dvoret︠s︡ Ėmira v Staroĭ Bukhari︠e︡

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Chasy raboty Voloskova. V Tverkom muzei︠e︡

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Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 24...

Title from NCLC caption card. Attribution to Hine based on provenance. In album: Street trades. Hine no. 1211. Credit line: National Child Labor Committee collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

Electric Institute of Washington. Window display of telechron clocks

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Lobby detail, clock, William R. Cotter Federal Building, Hartford, Con...

Architect: Adams & Malfeldt & Prentice. Built in 1933. Stripped Classical/Art Deco style. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by... More

Taking the time, Brooklyn Navy Yard

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The Great Floral Clock - stereoscopic view, public domain photorpaph

H50897 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 34. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Electric Institute of Washington, Potomac Electric Power Co. building....

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

To the clock. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Gift; Mrs. Peter Grant; 1940; (DLC/PP-1940:008). Forms part of: Cabinet of American illustration (Library of Congress). Published in: Excuse it, please / Oliver Herford. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1929, p. 124.

J.F. Dozier Farm, Tarboro vic., Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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Entrance to Water Works Park, Detroit

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[The Clock, Brooklyn Navy Yard]

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Taken just as the Great Floral Clock struck the half hour, World's Fai...

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Woodside, Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Related name: Walter H. Buck. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Ph... More

Home Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1800. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-34. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

Interior postal lobby clock, Robert N.C. Nix Federal Building, Philade...

Architect: Harry Sternfeld. Art Deco style. Built in 1937. Limestone with granite base. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by t... More

Executive suite clock, EPA East and West, located on 12th and Constitu...

Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. Built in 1934, the exterior elevations, particularly at Constitution Avenue, are embellished with Beaux-Arts sculpture. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Service... More

[Wall clock. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C....

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Developpement de la montre à Roue de rencontre / PP. Choffard fecit.

Composite of ten figures of clock mechanisms, pl. 7. Engraving after a drawing by Pierre-Philippe Choffard. On verso of 1917 color woodblock print by Max Ernst, Battle of the fish.

[Details of a chronometer designed by John Harrison]

Illus. in: The principles of Mr. Harrison's time-keeper; with plates of the same. London : Printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark and sold by J. Nourse, 1767. Published in: The tradition of technology : Landmar... More

Massive clock with floral dial and hands 50 ft long north end of Agric...

H52272 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 5852. Public domain photograph of building, stereoscopic card, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Izrazt︠s︡ovai︠a︡ pechʹ v Kni︠a︡zhʹem teremi︠e︡. Rostov Velikīĭ

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Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Telechron electric clo...

The Theodor Horydczak Collection documents the architecture and social life of the Washington DC metropolitan area in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

William Zeigler House, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, fireplace, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Potomac Electric Power Co. Interior of PEPCO lobby with clock display

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place interior, salon, hall lobby, living room, 18th-19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Trigg House, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

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[Clock for the House of Representatives chamber flanked by American In...

Photograph of design drawing for clock with maquettes of figures by William H. Rinehart. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 120. Notations: Figures by Rhinehart; M.C. Meigs, Capt. of Engineers; ... More

Floral clock, Water [Works] Park, Detroit, Mich.

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Floral clock and tower, Water Works Park, Detroit

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Newsies selling at 10 P.M. Boy on left: Joseph Mandi, 11 years old, 24...

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Woodside, Brooklandville, Baltimore County, Maryland

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Potomac Electric Power Co. electric appliances. Clock I

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Cool Springs Inn, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina

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Interior clock, Robert J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse,...

Architect: James A. Wetmore. Built in 1931. Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date, and subject note provided by the photographer. Credit line: Photographs in... More

[The car of history clock at the U.S. Capitol]

Photograph shows Carlo Franzoni's 1819 marble sculpture of Clio, the Muse of History, standing in a winged chariot, atop a clock. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

[The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum]

Illus. in: Theatrum machinarium, oder, Schau-Platz der Heb-Zeuge .... Leipzig : Zufinden bey dem Autore und Joh. Friedr. Gleditschens seel. Sohn : Gedruckt bey Christoph Zunkel, 1725. Published in: The traditi... More

Yokohama kenbutsu zue - Public domain portrait painting

Japanese print shows a foreign visitor standing outside a building in Yokohama, Japan. He is looking up and appears to be thinking, his thoughts depicted on the right, outside the space occupied by him, as a fr... More

A hired girl the big farce comedy success.

14047 U.S. Copyright Office "Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Watch her, she is funny. Created and "copyrighted 1899 by The U.S. Printing Co., Cin., U.S.A." No. 3664. Piece missing from upper right side. Forms p... More

[Mr. Dodson, jeweller in Knoxville, Tenn.]

Photo shows Mr. Dodson, half-length, standing, facing slightly left, behind a display of watches, examining a pocket watch. Title from caption card. Images collected by W.E.B. Du Bois and Thomas J. Calloway for... More

Izrazt︠s︡ovai︠a︡ pechʹ v Kni︠a︡zhʹem teremi︠e︡. Rostov Velikīĭ

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Oak Hill, Aldie vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

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16 Broad & State Sts., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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Boley Hunt house, Townsville vic., Vance County, North Carolina

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The clockmaker's secret / -

A clockmaker sells his soul to the devil, but good triumphs over evil in the end. French title from Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 45. Original French film, Le secret de l'horloger,... More

Swiss clock (Mantle) - Print, Library of Congress collection

5964 U.S. Copyright Office. General information about the Popular and Applied Graphic Art print materials is available at: loc.gov Title information compiled by Junior Fellows, 2005-2017. Williams, Henry T., co... More

[Capt. Isaac Bassett, employee of U.S. Senate for over 60 years, turni...

3557 U.S. Copyright Office.

Cats at play, autochrome color photo

Photograph of a painting signed "L. Eug. Lambert." "L.S. Glover" on transparency. Listed in Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912). Detroit Publishing Co. no. A 29980. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.