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2nd Avenue & 69th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 69th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 69th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 69th Street, 1941

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Manhattan: 2nd Avenue - 69th Street

1941

2nd Avenue, east side, at East 69th to 70th Street. P. L. sperr April 7, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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