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East 39th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 39th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 3rd Avenue - 39th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1936-10-09

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1936-10-09

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue, 1940

Photo 3 of 6 at East 39th Street & 3rd Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 3rd Avenue

1940

159-61 East 39th Street, north side, west of Third Avenue, showing two old tenements. April 26, 1940 George D. Chinn

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