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Jefferson Market clock

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Title
Jefferson Market clock
Collection

New York Public Library Visual Materials

Photoprints and Negatives

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Jefferson Market

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1962
Library locations
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Topics
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Branch libraries
New York Public Library. Branch Libraries
New York Public Library. Jefferson Market Branch
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: The famous public clock affectionately known as "Old Jeff." August 31, the day the clock was started after the over work of restoration and electrification for which the Committee for the Clock in the Courthouse contracted to pay $3400. On balcony are Committee members and news writers, also: James vanDerpool, Director of New York City Commission Landmarks Preservation; Alan Burnham, American Architectural Archives; Margot Gayle, Chairman of the Clock Committee; Giorgio Cavaglieri, architect converting the building to a public library and, others.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11524053
MSS Unit ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2c5ea990-c5b3-012f-0440-58d385a7bc34
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Item timeline of events

  • 1962: Issued
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "Jefferson Market clock " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1962. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e3a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "Jefferson Market clock " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e3a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1962). Jefferson Market clock Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-e3a5-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Jefferson Market clock