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7th Avenue & 18th Street, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1935, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 18th Street - 7th Avenue, 1918

    Manhattan: 18th Street - 7th Avenue

    1918

  • Social Conditions in Manhattan., 1926

    Social Conditions in Manhattan.

    1926

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 18th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 18th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Social Conditions in Manhattan., 1926

Photo 2 of 14 at 7th Avenue & 18th Street, Manhattan

Social Conditions in Manhattan.

1926

Neg. No. 205 Social Conditions in Manhattan: At the head of the decayed stairway in No. 134 Seventh Ave., shown, lives a family with four little children. The balustrade has fallen away from the wall. Published in the New York Evening World of February 23, 1926. February 23, 1926. Gift of New York World.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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