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2nd Avenue & 126th Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 126th Street (East) - Roosevelt Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street, 1941

Photo 7 of 8 at 2nd Avenue & 126th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 126th Street

1941

Second Avenue, e.s., n. fr. 126th Street P. L. Sperr, photographer June 19, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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