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East 12th Street & Avenue B, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B, 1920

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B

    1920

  • Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B, 1930

    Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B, 1920

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Manhattan: 12th Street (East) - Avenue B

1920

610 East Twelfth Street, south side between Avenues B, and C, showing P.S.61. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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