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East 42nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1922–1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1922; 1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1922–1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1922; 1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1922–1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1922; 1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - [Between 42nd and 48 Streets], 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - [Between 42nd and 48 Streets]

    1928

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 42nd St. E., 1928–1940

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 42nd St. E.

    1928; 1940

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - [Between 42nd and 48 Streets], 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - [Between 42nd and 48 Streets]

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 42nd St., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 42nd St.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1940

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1940

  • Manhattan: United Nations.

    Manhattan: United Nations.

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1928

Photo 7 of 19 at East 42nd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 42nd Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1928

42nd Street, north side, east of and from First Avenue. March 20, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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