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51st Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue

    1919

  • Ninth Avenue #750, 1920-05-12

    Ninth Avenue #750

    1920-05-12

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 51st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 51st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 51st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 51st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 51st Street

    1934

  • 9th Avenue at 51st Street, to Northwest, Manhattan, 1941-04-19

    9th Avenue at 51st Street, to Northwest, Manhattan

    1941-04-19

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue, 1919

Photo 2 of 8 at 51st Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 51st Street - 9th Avenue

1919

(1) 51st Street, 9th Avenue to 10th Avenue. (Before reconstruction). (2) Same, after reconstruction. January 31, 1919.

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