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7th Avenue & 21st Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1918 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Seventh Avenue - 21st Street - 22nd Street, 1918-01-03

    Seventh Avenue - 21st Street - 22nd Street

    1918-01-03

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1931–1935

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West), 1939

Photo 11 of 11 at 7th Avenue & 21st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 21st Street (West)

1939

Seventh Avenue, east side, south from W. 23rd to 21st Streets. View 2 is limited to the foreground frontage, viewed northeastward from 22nd Street. In the background here is the Empire State Building. May 6, 1939 Views 1,2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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