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29th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1915

    Manhattan: 29th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1915

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 30th Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 30th Street (East)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 29th Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 29th Street (East)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 30th Street (East), 1930

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 30th Street (East)

    1930

  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 29th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 29th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: 30th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 30th Street - 3rd Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue, 1930

Photo 4 of 11 at 29th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 29th Street - 3rd Avenue

1930

29th Street, south side, from Lexington to Third Avenues. In the centre is Congregation Adereth El, Orthodox Synagogue. April 24, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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