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East 48th Street & East River Drive, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1934

    Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - East River Drive

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - East River Drive, 1934

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Manhattan: 48th Street (East) - East River Drive

1934

Cooperage, 435 East 48th Street, north side, just west of the East River. July 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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