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1st Ave & 89th St, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1921 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • First Avenue #1731, 1921

    First Avenue #1731

    1921

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St.

    1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St., 1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 89th St.

    1940

  • Sanitation - [Street cleaning squad at work.]

    Sanitation - [Street cleaning squad at work.]

    Unknown

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Sanitation - [Street cleaning squad at work.]

Photo 5 of 5 at 1st Ave & 89th St, Manhattan

Sanitation - [Street cleaning squad at work.]

Unknown

Street cleaning squad at work on First Ave. near 90th St. Photo News Dept. American Press Assoc. 225-229 W. 39th St., N.Y.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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