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10th Street & Sixth Avenue, northwest corner, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • General View - Manhattan - Greenwich Village - Washington Square Park., 1931

    General View - Manhattan - Greenwich Village - Washington Square Park.

    1931

  • 10th Street - Sixth Avenue, northwest corner, 1941-09-27

    10th Street - Sixth Avenue, northwest corner

    1941-09-27

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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General View - Manhattan - Greenwich Village - Washington Square Park., 1931

Photo 1 of 2 at 10th Street & Sixth Avenue, northwest corner, Manhattan

General View - Manhattan - Greenwich Village - Washington Square Park.

1931

An aerial view of Washington Square and its environs. This view includes an area east from Sixth Ave. (foreground) to Ave. B (far side of Tompkins Square; left background) and south from 10th (left) to Houston Streets (right diagonal). September 7, 1931. Fairchild Aerial Surveys, Inc. Neg. # 2374, Slide # 139

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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