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9th Avenue & 54th Street, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Occupations - Grinder. Left: Knife grinder, Lower East Side. Right: A saw and knife filer, Nineth Avenue and 54th Street, Manhattan., 1920; 1941-04-19

    Occupations - Grinder. Left: Knife grinder, Lower East Side. Right: A saw and knife filer, Nineth Avenue and 54th Street, Manhattan.

    1920; 1941-04-19

  • Occupations - Grinder. Left: Knife grinder, Lower East Side. Right: A saw and knife filer, Nineth Avenue and 54th Street, Manhattan., 1920; 1941-04-19

    Occupations - Grinder. Left: Knife grinder, Lower East Side. Right: A saw and knife filer, Nineth Avenue and 54th Street, Manhattan.

    1920; 1941-04-19

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1922–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1922; 1923; 1924; 1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1922–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1922; 1923; 1924; 1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1922–1942

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1922; 1941; 1942

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1922–1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1922; 1923; 1924; 1936; 1941

  • Manhattan: 54th Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 54th Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1932

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1932

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1934

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street (West)

    1936

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939–1941

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939–1941

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939; 1941

  • Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1939–1941

    Manhattan: 54th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1939; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street, 1922–1941

Photo 6 of 16 at 9th Avenue & 54th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 54th Street

1922; 1923; 1924; 1936; 1941

(1) to (3) Ninth Avenue, east side and south of 54th Street showing the Old Car Barn at left. P.L.Speer. April 18, 1941.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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