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4th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1901 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1901

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1901

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1906

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1906

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1924

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1924

  • East 26th Street - Fourth Avenue, 1924-06-11

    East 26th Street - Fourth Avenue

    1924-06-11

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1926

    Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1926

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1926

  • Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 26th Street (East) - 4th Avenue

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street, 1926

Photo 12 of 14 at 4th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 4th Avenue - 26th Street

1926

(1) Fourth Ave., east side, south from East 27th to, but not including 26th Streets, as seen across clearance on the former site of the old Madison Square Garden. July 9, 1926. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same; and including East 26th Street. July 9, 1926. P. L. Sperr.

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