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East 17th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 17th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 17th Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 17th Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 17th St., 1942

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 17th St.

    1942

  • 17th Street (East) - First Avenue

    17th Street (East) - First Avenue

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 17th St., 1942

Photo 5 of 6 at East 17th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 17th St.

1942

P.L. Sperr, photographer 6-24-1942

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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