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Avenue B & 16th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1919 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - Avenue B, 1929

    Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - Avenue B

    1929

  • Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street, 1919

Photo 1 of 3 at Avenue B & 16th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Avenue B - 16th Street

1919

Avenue "B" 16th to 17th Street. (Before Reconstruction). January 26, 1919

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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