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5th Avenue & 73rd Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1911 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • No. 914 Samuel Thorne - East 73rd St. - Nicholas Palmer - R. Guggenheimer - H.L. Terrell - East 74th St.], 1911

    No. 914 Samuel Thorne - East 73rd St. - Nicholas Palmer - R. Guggenheimer - H.L. Terrell - East 74th St.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1925–1937

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1925; 1937

  • Manhattan: 73rd Street - 5th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 73rd Street - 5th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1937; 1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1937; 1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street, 1937–1939

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 73rd Street

    1937; 1938; 1939

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No. 914 Samuel Thorne - East 73rd St. - Nicholas Palmer - R. Guggenheimer - H.L. Terrell - East 74th St.], 1911

Photo 1 of 8 at 5th Avenue & 73rd Street, Manhattan

No. 914 Samuel Thorne - East 73rd St. - Nicholas Palmer - R. Guggenheimer - H.L. Terrell - East 74th St.]

1911

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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