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47th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

12 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1947, oldest first.

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  • 47th Street (East) - Second Avenue - Third Avenue, 1920

    47th Street (East) - Second Avenue - Third Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 47th St., 1928

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 47th St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 47th St. E., 1937

    Manhattan: 2nd Ave. - 47th St. E.

    1937

  • 47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east, 1947-09-23

    47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east

    1947-09-23

  • 47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east, 1947-09-23

    47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east

    1947-09-23

  • 883-889 Second Avenue (47th Street), 1947-09-17

    883-889 Second Avenue (47th Street)

    1947-09-17

  • Second Avenue #883-89, 1947-09-17

    Second Avenue #883-89

    1947-09-17

  • 231 East 47th Street - Second Avenue, 1947-09-23

    231 East 47th Street - Second Avenue

    1947-09-23

  • 47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east, 1947-09-23

    47th Street (East) #231 - Second Avenue looking east

    1947-09-23

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Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1930

Photo 5 of 12 at 47th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 47th Street - 2nd Avenue

1930

47th Street, south side, from Second to Third Avenues. June 23, 1930. P.L.Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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