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1st Ave & 104th St, Manhattan

25 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 104th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 104th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit., 1929–1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit.

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St., 1929

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St.

    1929

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit., 1929–1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit.

    1929; 1935

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1934–1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1934–1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1934; 1940

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 103rd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St. E., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St. E.

    1935

  • Tenement row; Borden's Milk trucks: 315-321 E. 103rd St-1st Av-2nd Av, Manhattan, 1937

    Tenement row; Borden's Milk trucks: 315-321 E. 103rd St-1st Av-2nd Av, Manhattan

    1937

  • Tenement and storefronts; Rt NY 1A road sign: 1st Ave- E. 104th St., Manhattan, 1937

    Tenement and storefronts; Rt NY 1A road sign: 1st Ave- E. 104th St., Manhattan

    1937

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1940

  • 1st Avenue at 104th Street and , East side to West, Manhattan, 1940-04-14

    1st Avenue at 104th Street and , East side to West, Manhattan

    1940-04-14

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 103rd St.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1941

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1941

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 103rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 103rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 103rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1941

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1941

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1941

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

    1941

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St., 1940

Photo 20 of 25 at 1st Ave & 104th St, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 104th St.

1940

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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