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Madison Avenue & 121st Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 120th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 120th Street - Madison Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 120th Street - Madison Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street, 1932

Photo 1 of 8 at Madison Avenue & 121st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 121st Street

1932

(1) Mt. Morris Park, eastern side, view east, showing the Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Saviour (originally the Pilgrim Congregational Church), at Madison Avenue and 121st Street, in the background. July 24, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, closer to the church. July 24, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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