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Convent Avenue & 141st Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1910 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

    1913; 1923

  • Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street, 1913

    Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street

    1913

  • Colleges and Universities - College of the City of New York., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - College of the City of New York.

    1937

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Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West), 1913–1923

Photo 2 of 8 at Convent Avenue & 141st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Convent Avenue - 141st Street (West)

1913; 1923

(1) Convent Ave., adjoining the N.E. corner of West 141st Street. Frame building is "La Grange" the country home (1802-1804) of Alexander Hamilton, and now adjoining St. Luke's P.E. Church, and is now known as the Hamilton-Grange School. Present site is not the original one. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster, Collection. (2) The same, rear view as seen from Hamilton Terrace. 1913. Eugene L. Armbruster, Collection. (3) The same as No. 1. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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