Free to Use and Reuse: Clocks & Calendars
Time keeping devices in many forms appear among the clocks & calendars in this set, dating back to the 1500s. All pictures are from the Prints & Photographs Division unless otherwise credited.
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Street clock in Seattle, Washington, which was known as the "City of Clocks." Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000. -
"Philadelphia clubs at home." Poster with baseball game dates, 1915 -
Aztec calendar stone, now called sun stone. Photo by William Henry Jackson, around 1890. -
Draco volvelle used to connect dates with the the moon's position. In: Peter Apian's "Astronomicum Caesarium." Ingolstadt, 1540. Rare Book and Special Collections Division -
"Your mellow chimes awaken men to start the day 'on time' Big Ben." Alarm clock advertisement, 1921. -
Poster calendar 1897. By Edward Penfield. -
"3 minutes intermission while changing pictures." Photo used in a movie theater, 1912. -
"D. Webster Clegg's new century calendar for ascertaining the day of the week of your birth, or any other eventful occasion ..." Poster, 1876. -
Presidential campaign calendar. 1888 -
Rich's mini golf, clock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Photo by John Margolies, 1980. -
Metropolitan horse racing calendar, mostly in New York. Poster, 1905. -
Clocks and other memorabilia in the office of W.P. Kloster, at the Dublin Bottling Works in Dublin, Texas. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2014. -
Astrological device showing signs of the Chinese calendar, with case. Drawing, 1878. -
Sun clock at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, around 1940. -
Kalender Maister Johannes Künigsperger. Book published in Augsburg by Erhard Ratdolt, 1496. Rare Book & Special Collections Division -
Man with clocks. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1923. -
"The Alarm Clock" by Avery Hopwood. Poster for the Federal Theatre Project, 1936-1938. -
Census Population Clock, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1971. -
Swiss clock (Mantle). Print, 1877. -
Beauty holding a calendar scroll for the year of the rat. Japanese print, 1804. -
Home-made candies, delicious and economical recipes for March. In the "Candy Calendar" by the Woman's World Magazine, 1923. General Collections -
"The signs of the Zodiac, National Museum, Rome, Italy." Stereograph by Keystone, early 1900s. -
Zodiac signs Scorpio and Capricorn. Design drawing for Library of Congress, Great Hall floor, 1895. -
Greenfield Village Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. Detail. Sir John Bennett store. Photo by Balthazar Korab Studios, 2003. -
Astronomical clock, old town hall, Prague, Czech Republic. Photochrom by Photoglob Zurich, around 1900. -
Calendar page for October 1905 with images of Chicago. In "Chicago Calendar," by Almira Lovell. General Collections -
"The Woman Suffrage Calendar, 1910." New York. Rare Book & Special Collections -
Mercantile calendar for 1860. Advertisement by John H. Duyckinck for his printing business, 1859. -
Clock cleaner in historic Union Station in Washington, DC. Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000. -
The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum. In: "Theatrum machinarium," 1725. Rare Book & Special Collections -
"8 o'clock breakfast coffee. The great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.," New York. Print, 1877. -
"Saving daylight ends, for 1918, Sunday, Oct. 27th. Set your clock back one hour at 2 A.M." Advertisement sponsored by United Cigar Stores Company. -
Liberty loan clock displayed at Federal Hall, New York City. Photo by Bain News Service, 1918. -
Two O'Clock Club sign, Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by John Margolies, 1995. -
Thomas Alva Edison punching time clock on his 74th birthday anniversary, February 11, 1921. -
An elegant original clock inside the former St. Louis Union Station, Missouri. Photo by carol Highsmith, 2021. -
On a mild December Sunday afternoon, a small crowd gathers to watch Stuff and Guff strike the hour, New York City. Photo by Angelo Rizzuto, 1953. -
Clock tower, Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000. -
Miss Ella Nachman with a normal sized alarm clock and the world's largest alarm clock by Mauthe. Photo by Underwood & Underwood, 1925-1930. -
Tiled stove in the Prince's chamber. Rostov Velikii, Russia. Photo by Sergeii Prokudin-Gorskii, 1911 -
Floral clock in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Stereograph by Keystone View Col, around 1910. -
November in "Twelve Months of the Year." Woodblock print portfolio by Winold Reiss, 1923. -
Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Drawing by Camille Grávis, around 1890. -
Grandfather clock presented to the DAR at Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1924. -
Molinelli Jewelers street clock, neon, Main Street, Pocatello, Idaho