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59th Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1864 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor., 1864

    Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor.

    1864

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor., 1864

    Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor.

    1864

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor., 1906

    Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor.

    1906

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue, 1918–1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue

    1918; 1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue, 1919

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue

    1919

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 59th Street - 6th Avenue

    1928

  • Central Park South - 6th Avenue - Broadway, 1930–1940

    Central Park South - 6th Avenue - Broadway

    1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building., 1931–1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building.

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building., 1931–1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building.

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building., 1931–1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake; R.C.A. Building.

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue no. from Central Park.

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue no. from Central Park.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    Manhattan: 59th Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor., 1864

Photo 1 of 16 at 59th Street & 6th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park - Rustic Arbor.

1864

Central Park: Rustic arbor on the heights in the southeasterly quarter; same being near the Sixth Avenue - 59th Street entrance. 1864 Gift of George T. Bagoe

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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