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6th Avenue & West 43rd Street, Manhattan

33 historical photos taken here between 1913 and 1951, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1913

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1913

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1914

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1914

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1926

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1926

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1929; 1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1929; 1930; 1933

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1929–1933

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1929; 1930; 1933

  • Tenements and storefronts; Geo. Apostolopolous Undertaker: W 43rd St. - 6th Ave., Manhattan, 1936

    Tenements and storefronts; Geo. Apostolopolous Undertaker: W 43rd St. - 6th Ave., Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939–1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939; 1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 43rd Street (West) - 6th Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street

    1941

  • Sixth Avenue - 43rd Street - 44th Street, 1951

    Sixth Avenue - 43rd Street - 44th Street

    1951

  • Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 43rd and 44th Streets]

    Manhattan: 6th Avenue - [Between 43rd and 44th Streets]

    Unknown

  • Sixth Avenue - 43rd Street - 44th Street, east side

    Unknown

  • Sixth Avenue - 43rd Street - 44th Street, east side

    Unknown

  • Sixth Avenue - 43rd Street - 44th Street, east side

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street, 1941

Photo 28 of 33 at 6th Avenue & West 43rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 43rd Street

1941

Sixth Avenue, e.s., n. fr. 43rd Street. P. L. Sperr, photographer July 15, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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