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1st Ave & 111th St, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • 112th Street (East) #344-46, 1920-07-17

    112th Street (East) #344-46

    1920-07-17

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions., 1935

    Occupations - Peddlers - Clothing - Dry goods - Notions.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 111th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 111th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: 111th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: 111th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fish - Seafood., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fish - Seafood.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St., 1934

Photo 5 of 11 at 1st Ave & 111th St, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 111th St.

1934

(1) First Avenue at N.W. corner of 111th Street, showing sidewalk vendors of dry goods. This picture was taken on the day of the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. July 16, 1934. (2) The same, looking north on First Avenue, earlier the same year. May 23, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, a close-up of the young man in the left foreground of No. 2. May 23, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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