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Avenue A & East 12th Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1908 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    Two model tenement houses. 504-508 East 12th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue A, 1931

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue A

    1931

  • Tenements; Bar & Grill; Number 14 crosstown bus: E. 12th St.- Avenue A, Manhattan, 1936

    Tenements; Bar & Grill; Number 14 crosstown bus: E. 12th St.- Avenue A, Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: Avenue A - 12th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Avenue A - 12th Street (East)

    1937

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Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue A, 1931

Photo 4 of 6 at Avenue A & East 12th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue A

1931

536 East Twelfth Street, between Avenues A, and B showing P.S. 126. Board of Education, N.Y.C. April 16, 1931.

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