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Madison Avenue & Tompkins Avenue, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - Tompkins Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - Tompkins Avenue

    1900

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - Tompkins Avenue, 1900

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - Tompkins Avenue

    1900

  • Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River., 1926–1930

    Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River.

    1926; 1930

  • Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River., 1926–1930

    Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River.

    1926; 1930

  • General view - Fourth Avenue and Madison Square Garden.

    General view - Fourth Avenue and Madison Square Garden.

    Unknown

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Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River., 1926–1930

Photo 3 of 5 at Madison Avenue & Tompkins Avenue, Manhattan

Bridges - Madison Avenue Bridge - Harlem River.

1926; 1930

(1) Madison Ave., Bridge, spans the Harlem River. It connects Manhattan at East 138th Street to the Bronx at 138th Street. November 10, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from another angle. August 31, 1926. P. L. Sperr.

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