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5th Avenue & 47th Street, Manhattan

42 historical photos taken here between 1907 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1907

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1907

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1909

    Manhattan: 47th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1909

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1910

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1910

  • No. 572 Budd, haberdasher - West 47th St. - Miss Carroll - Scott & Fowles, art dealers - West 48th St.], 1911

    No. 572 Budd, haberdasher - West 47th St. - Miss Carroll - Scott & Fowles, art dealers - West 48th St.]

    1911

  • No. 561 T. Strausberger, lamp shades - Alex. McConnell - Windsor Trust Co - No. 579 Miss. Helen M. Gould .], 1911

    No. 561 T. Strausberger, lamp shades - Alex. McConnell - Windsor Trust Co - No. 579 Miss. Helen M. Gould .]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 47th Street (West) - [5th Avenue], 1920

    Manhattan: 47th Street (West) - [5th Avenue]

    1920

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 47th Street - 5th Avenue, 1925

    Manhattan: 47th Street - 5th Avenue

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street (West), 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street (West)

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1929–1942

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1929; 1942

  • General view - Rockefeller Center - North., 1930–1931

    General view - Rockefeller Center - North.

    1930; 1931

  • General view - Rockefeller Center - North., 1930–1931

    General view - Rockefeller Center - North.

    1930; 1931

  • General view - Rockefeller Center - North., 1930–1931

    General view - Rockefeller Center - North.

    1930; 1931

  • General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.]

    1931; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.]

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1932

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Southeast. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Chanin Building ; Chrysler Building ; Grand Central Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - 5th Avenue - Southeast. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Chanin Building ; Chrysler Building ; Grand Central Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1932

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.]

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.]

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931

  • General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - West. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Flint and Horner Building ; Paramount Building ; Lakner Building.]

    1931; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Southeast. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Chanin Building ; Chrysler Building ; Grand Central Building.], 1931–1932

    General view - 5th Avenue - Southeast. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; Chanin Building ; Chrysler Building ; Grand Central Building.]

    1931; 1932

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1931–1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1931; 1932

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.], 1931–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street ; R.C.A. Building ; Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.]

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1932

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Northeast., 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - Northeast.

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East., 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East.

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Northeast., 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - Northeast.

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East., 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East.

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East., 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - East.

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Northwest. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street.], 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - Northwest. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street.]

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - East., 1932

    General view - 5th Avenue - East.

    1932

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Northwest. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street.], 1932–1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - Northwest. [Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street.]

    1932; 1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - Southwest., 1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - Southwest.

    1933

  • General view - 5th Avenue - North., 1933

    General view - 5th Avenue - North.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

    1934

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street, 1929

Photo 10 of 42 at 5th Avenue & 47th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 47th Street

1929

East side, of Fifth Avenue North from 47th Street. Old mansard roof brownstone house in foreground was formerly owned and occupied by Jay Gould, and is now (1929) occupied by his daughter, Mrs. Finley J. Shepard (Helen M. Gould). February 3, 1929 P.L. Sperr, Photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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