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8th Avenue & West 39th Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Transportation - Subway construction., 1926

    Transportation - Subway construction.

    1926

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West), 1927

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West)

    1927

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street

    1929

  • West 39th Street - Eighth Avenue, 1929-09-02

    West 39th Street - Eighth Avenue

    1929-09-02

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (West) - 8th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 39th Street (West) - 8th Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West), 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street (West)

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street, 1935

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 8th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 8th Avenue

    1938

  • 239 West 39th Street (Seventh Avenue - Eighth Avenue)

    239 West 39th Street (Seventh Avenue - Eighth Avenue)

    Unknown

  • 239 West 39th Street (Seventh Avenue - Eighth Avenue)

    239 West 39th Street (Seventh Avenue - Eighth Avenue)

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street, 1929

Photo 5 of 13 at 8th Avenue & West 39th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Avenue - 39th Street

1929

Eighth Avenue, west side, north from 39th Street. February 3, 1929. P.L. Sperr, Photographer.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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