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5th Avenue & 90th Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1912 and 1929, oldest first.

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  • Fifth Avenue - 90th Street looking north, 1912

    Fifth Avenue - 90th Street looking north

    1912

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street, 1925

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street

    1929

  • Fifth Avenue - 90th Street, southeast corner

    Fifth Avenue - 90th Street, southeast corner

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street, 1925

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Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 90th Street

1925

Residence of Andrew Carnegie, Fifth Avenue, east side, 90th to 91st Streets. June, 1925.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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