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5th Avenue & 74th Street, Manhattan

24 historical photos taken here between 1895 and 1950, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1895

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1895

  • No. 932 M.L. Schiff - No. 936 Edwin Gould - E.S. Harkness - Temple Beth-El, S.E. Cor. 76th St.], 1911

    No. 932 M.L. Schiff - No. 936 Edwin Gould - E.S. Harkness - Temple Beth-El, S.E. Cor. 76th St.]

    1911

  • Manhattan: 74th Street (East) - 5th Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 74th Street (East) - 5th Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1924–1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1924; 1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1924–1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1924; 1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond., 1933

    Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond.

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 74th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street, 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 75th Street (East)

    1936

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond., 1938

    Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond.

    1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond., 1938

    Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond.

    1938

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond., 1938

    Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond.

    1938

  • 945 Fifth Avenue - East 75th Street, 1950

    945 Fifth Avenue - East 75th Street

    1950

  • East 75th Street - Fifth Avenue

    East 75th Street - Fifth Avenue

    Unknown

  • Fifth Avenue - 75th Street, east side

    Fifth Avenue - 75th Street, east side

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond., 1933

Photo 13 of 24 at 5th Avenue & 74th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Central Park - Sailboat pond.

1933

Central Park: The Sailboat Pool, near Fifth Avenue and 75th Street, the western edge of the pool; the view is north. Two models of racing yachts, a big one and a small one, have crossed the pool from different directions and are coming together at the finish. Their owners are waiting for them. May 17, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

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