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10th Avenue & West 20th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1929–1931

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1932

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1932

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1932–1938

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1932–1938

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West), 1932–1938

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street (West)

    1932; 1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street, 1927–1933

Photo 2 of 9 at 10th Avenue & West 20th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 20th Street

1927; 1933

Chelsea College, Tenth Avenue, east side, from 20th to 21st Streets. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. September 6, 1927. (2) Chelsea College, Tenth Avenue, east side, from 20th to 21st Streets. P.L. Sperr, Photographer. September 6, 1933.

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