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Apartment buildings, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Waiting room of F. Berk with Feb. 7 1938 issue of Life magazine on shelf: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan, 1938

    Waiting room of F. Berk with Feb. 7 1938 issue of Life magazine on shelf: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan

    1938

  • Optometrist exam room of F. Berk: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan, 1938

    Optometrist exam room of F. Berk: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan

    1938

  • Apartment buildings; F. Berk office: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan, 1938

    Apartment buildings; F. Berk office: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan

    1938

  • Windows for F.(?) Berk Eyesight Specialist (next to Mackay &Luck): 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan, 1938

    Windows for F.(?) Berk Eyesight Specialist (next to Mackay &Luck): 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan

    1938

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Optometrist exam room of F. Berk: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan, 1938

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Optometrist exam room of F. Berk: 147 W 86th St-Amsterdam-Columbus, Manhattan

1938

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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