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Avenue A & 18th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A

    1929

  • Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: 18th Street (East) - Avenue A

    1929

  • Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A, 1929

    Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A

    1929

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 18th Street

    1932

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Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A, 1929

Photo 1 of 6 at Avenue A & 18th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 18th Street - Avenue A

1929

(1) 18th Street, south side, between Avenue A and First Avenue. May 8, 1929. P. L. Sperr. (2) A closer and more limited view of the same. The Bull's Head Horse Auction Company is at 424-6 East 18th Street. May 8, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

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