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12th Avenue & 30th Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1929–1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1929–1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1940

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1929–1940

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1929; 1931; 1940

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 12th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 12th Avenue

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street, 1931–1932

Photo 4 of 7 at 12th Avenue & 30th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 30th Street

1931; 1932

(1) Twelfth Avenue, east side, north from foot of 30th Street. June 2, 1931. P.L. Sperr,Photographer. (2) North on Twelfth Avenue from 30th Street. February 1, 1932. P.L. Sperr,Photographer.

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