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Morningside Avenue & West 122nd Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1930–1938

    Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1930; 1938

  • Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1930–1938

    Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1930; 1938

  • Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1930–1938

    Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1930; 1938

  • Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1938

    Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

    1938

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Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West), 1930–1938

Photo 1 of 4 at Morningside Avenue & West 122nd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Morningside Avenue - 122nd Street (West)

1930; 1938

(1&2) Morningside Avenue, at, adjoining and south of the S.E. corner of W. 122nd Street, showing prominently the Morningside Presbyterian Church. To the left appears an extensive view eastward on the south side of W. 122nd Street (across Manhattan and St. Nicholas Avenues, respectively in No. 1). March 19, 1938. Views 1 and 2 P. L. Sperr (3) No. 3 is a more extensive view southward on the east side of this thoroughfare. George L. Balgue August 1930.

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