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Lexington Avenue & East 73rd Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 73rd Street (East), 1936

    Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 73rd Street (East)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 73rd Street (East), 1936

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Manhattan: Lexington Avenue - 73rd Street (East)

1936

Lexington Ave., north from East 73rd Street, showing surface car track removal project under operation. October 23, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

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