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East River Drive & East 49th Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 50th Street - Beckman Place, 1927

    Manhattan: 50th Street - Beckman Place

    1927

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges., 1933

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges.

    1933

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.], 1933–1934

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]

    1933; 1934

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.], 1933–1934

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]

    1933; 1934

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.], 1933–1934

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]

    1933; 1934

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges., 1933

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges.

    1933

  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges., 1933

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 45th and 51st Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges.

    1933

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 49th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 49th Street (East)

    1939

  • Manhattan: East River Drive - 49th Street (East), 1939

    Manhattan: East River Drive - 49th Street (East)

    1939

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East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.], 1933–1934

Photo 4 of 9 at East River Drive & East 49th Street, Manhattan

East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 49th and 53rd Streets - Williamsburg and Queensborough Bridges - [United States Volunteer Life Saving Corps.]

1933; 1934

(1) East River, from East 49th (left), to East 53rd Streets, showing (facing on the water-front) the 15-story house No. 1 Beekman Place, at the N.E. corner of East 49th Street, the 15-story Campanile on the south side of East 52nd Street, and the 26-story River House, from East 52nd to East 53rd Streets. Also shown (center background, right to left) are; the General Electric Co. Building, the R.C.A. Building and the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria. The point of vantage is Welfare Island. May 4, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, a more limited view. The vantage point is Welfare Island. May 4, 1933. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, north from East 51st Street; and showing a portion of the Queensborough Bridge. In the foreground is visible the 1-story (white) building of the Volunteer Life Saving Co. July 3, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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