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The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 162 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

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  • [H1] The Library of Congress Homepage
  • [H2] Featured Items
  • [H2] Trending
  • [H2] Your Library
  • [H2] Free to Use and Reuse: Clocks & Calendars
  • [H2] Street clock in Seattle, Washington, which was known as the "City of Clocks." Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000.
  • [H2] "Philadelphia clubs at home." Poster with baseball game dates, 1915
  • [H2] Aztec calendar stone, now called sun stone. Photo by William Henry Jackson, around 1890.
  • [H2] 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
  • [H2] "Your mellow chimes awaken men to start the day 'on time' Big Ben." Alarm clock advertisement, 1921.
  • [H2] Poster calendar 1897. By Edward Penfield.
  • [H2] "3 minutes intermission while changing pictures." Photo used in a movie theater, 1912.
  • [H2] "D. Webster Clegg's new century calendar for ascertaining the day of the week of your birth, or any other eventful occasion ..." Poster, 1876.
  • [H2] Presidential campaign calendar. 1888
  • [H2] Rich's mini golf, clock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania. Photo by John Margolies, 1980.
  • [H2] Metropolitan horse racing calendar, mostly in New York. Poster, 1905.
  • [H2] Clocks and other memorabilia in the office of W.P. Kloster, at the Dublin Bottling Works in Dublin, Texas. Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2014.
  • [H2] Astrological device showing signs of the Chinese calendar, with case. Drawing, 1878.
  • [H2] Sun clock at Meridian Hill Park, Washington, DC. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, around 1940.
  • [H2] Kalender Maister Johannes Künigsperger. Book published in Augsburg by Erhard Ratdolt, 1496. Rare Book & Special Collections Division
  • [H2] Man with clocks. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1923.
  • [H2] "The Alarm Clock" by Avery Hopwood. Poster for the Federal Theatre Project, 1936-1938.
  • [H2] Census Population Clock, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC. Photo by Warren Leffler, 1971.
  • [H2] Swiss clock (Mantle). Print, 1877.
  • [H2] Beauty holding a calendar scroll for the year of the rat. Japanese print, 1804.
  • [H2] Home-made candies, delicious and economical recipes for March. In the "Candy Calendar" by the Woman's World Magazine, 1923. General Collections
  • [H2] "The signs of the Zodiac, National Museum, Rome, Italy." Stereograph by Keystone, early 1900s.
  • [H2] Zodiac signs Scorpio and Capricorn. Design drawing for Library of Congress, Great Hall floor, 1895.
  • [H2] Greenfield Village Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, Michigan. Detail. Sir John Bennett store. Photo by Balthazar Korab Studios, 2003.
  • [H2] Astronomical clock, old town hall, Prague, Czech Republic. Photochrom by Photoglob Zurich, around 1900.
  • [H2] Calendar page for October 1905 with images of Chicago. In "Chicago Calendar," by Almira Lovell. General Collections
  • [H2] "The Woman Suffrage Calendar, 1910." New York. Rare Book & Special Collections
  • [H2] Mercantile calendar for 1860. Advertisement by John H. Duyckinck for his printing business, 1859.
  • [H2] Clock cleaner in historic Union Station in Washington, DC. Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000.
  • [H2] The mechanical system of a clock driven by weights and pendulum. In: "Theatrum machinarium," 1725. Rare Book & Special Collections
  • [H2] "8 o'clock breakfast coffee. The great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.," New York. Print, 1877.
  • [H2] "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.
  • [H2] Liberty loan clock displayed at Federal Hall, New York City. Photo by Bain News Service, 1918.
  • [H2] Two O'Clock Club sign, Baltimore, Maryland. Photo by John Margolies, 1995.
  • [H2] Thomas Alva Edison punching time clock on his 74th birthday anniversary, February 11, 1921.
  • [H2] An elegant original clock inside the former St. Louis Union Station, Missouri. Photo by carol Highsmith, 2021.
  • [H2] 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.
  • [H2] Clock tower, Dubuque, Iowa. Photo by Carol Highsmith, around 2000.
  • [H2] Miss Ella Nachman with a normal sized alarm clock and the world's largest alarm clock by Mauthe. Photo by Underwood & Underwood, 1925-1930.
  • [H2] Tiled stove in the Prince's chamber. Rostov Velikii, Russia. Photo by Sergeii Prokudin-Gorskii, 1911
  • [H2] Floral clock in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland. Stereograph by Keystone View Col, around 1910.
  • [H2] November in "Twelve Months of the Year." Woodblock print portfolio by Winold Reiss, 1923.
  • [H2] Captive balloon with clock face and bell, floating above the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Drawing by Camille Grávis, around 1890.
  • [H2] Grandfather clock presented to the DAR at Memorial Continental Hall, Washington, DC. Photo by Harris & Ewing, 1924.
  • [H2] Molinelli Jewelers street clock, neon, Main Street, Pocatello, Idaho
  • [H3] 2026 National Book Festival
  • [H3] Library of Congress Winter-Spring 2026 Concert Season
  • [H3] 2025 National Film Registry
  • [H3] Thursday Night Fun & Programs
  • [H3] Congress.gov
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