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101st Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 101st Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 101st Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 101st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 101st Street - 3rd Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 101st Street - 3rd Avenue, 1941

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Manhattan: 101st Street - 3rd Avenue

1941

101st St. east of 3rd Ave. July 16, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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