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East 76th Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

23 historical photos taken here between 1890 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk., 1890–1931

    General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk.

    1890; 1931

  • General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk., 1890–1931

    General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk.

    1890; 1931

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1911

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1911

  • Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1912

    Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1912

  • Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue, 1921

    Manhattan: 76th Street - Madison Avenue

    1921

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 76th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 76th Street

    1931

  • General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk., 1931-06-28

    General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk.

    1931-06-28

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 76th Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 76th Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Lower reservoir., 1931–1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Lower reservoir.

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Lower reservoir., 1931–1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - Reservoirs - Lower reservoir.

    1931; 1935

  • Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake., 1935

    Manhattan: Central Park - The Lake.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 76th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 75th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1937

  • Madison Avenue #969

    Madison Avenue #969

    Unknown

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General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk., 1931-06-28

Photo 11 of 23 at East 76th Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan

General view - Manhattan - Central Park - The Obelisk.

1931-06-28

(1) Central Park: The Obelisk, or "Cleopatra's Needle", seen through the trees from the east side of the abandoned Lower Reservoir, with the Carlyle apartment building, at Madison Avenue and 76th Street, in the background. P. L. Sperr. June 28, 1931. (2) The Obelisk, a closer view, and more towards the north. P. L. Sperr. June 28, 1931. (3) The Obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle which was given to the United States by the Khedive of Egypt in 1877 and set on its base on this site on January 22, 1881; the cornerstone being laid, October 9, 1880. It originally stood in Cairo in front of the Temple of the Sun, having been erected about 1500 B.C. by Thothmes III. In 12 B.C. it was removed to Alexandria by Augustus Caesar. Wm. H. Vanderbilt supplied the funds necessary for its transportation to this country. About 1890. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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