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Cherry Street & Porter Avenue, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House]., 1931

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House].

    1931

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House]., 1931

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House].

    1931

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Porter Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Porter Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: Cherry Street - Porter Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: Cherry Street - Porter Avenue

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House]., 1931

Photo 2 of 4 at Cherry Street & Porter Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: Cherry Street - [Madonna House].

1931

Madonna House 173 Cherry St. One of the rooms after treatment. Photo by Mr. A. Tennyson Beals Emergency Work Bureau 1931

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