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Convent Avenue & 131st Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here in 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street

    1931

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Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street, 1931

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Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 131st Street

1931

(1) Convent of the Sacred Heart, Convent Avenue, West side, from I31st St. to I34th Street. June 14th, 1931 (2) Convent Avenue, West Side and South from I35th Street, looking across play-ground, and showing in the back-ground the Convent of the Sacred Heart. June 14th, 1931 (3) Convent Avenue, West Side and South from I35th Street, showing in the back-ground the Convent of the Sacred Heart. June 14th, 1931 Photographs by, P.L. Sperr,

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