Angry Cat Frame Color:White Four "common" electric clocks stood

Four "common" electric clocks stood in for the timepiece until workers installed the new one in March 1954 - an act that was photographed by Times staff photographer Neal Boenzi

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Its notoriety as a New York landmark is exemplified by it being a set location in "Spider-Man" movies

Angry Cat Frame Color:White Four "common" electric clocks stoodThe original grumpy cat is shown here looking particularly angry about having to wear a hat in this photo from 1942. This photo was taken for the New York Herald Tribune by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Nat Fein. Using a bulky Speed Graphic camera, Fein was known for photographing a vast array of subjects, from sleeping circus elephants to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia leading the Sanitation Department orchestra. He worked at the New York Herald