Historic Clock is Started at National Zoo

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Summary

Landmark four-faced, eight-day clock that stood at the corner of 13th and F Streets for 34 years (since 1922) is restored by Elton Howe and donated to the zoo. The clock is set up at the intersection of the concourse on the main road to the park.

Subject

  • Howe, Elton
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Tiger Talk, 5/1968
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1956, p. 117

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

June 4, 1956

Topic

  • Clocks and watches
  • Gifts

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