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Morningside Drive & West 121st Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Morningside Drive - 121st Street (West), 1915

    Manhattan: Morningside Drive - 121st Street (West)

    1915

  • Manhattan: Morningside Drive - 121st Street (West), 1915

    Manhattan: Morningside Drive - 121st Street (West)

    1915

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937

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Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937

Photo 3 of 5 at Morningside Drive & West 121st Street, Manhattan

Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

1937

(1) Transverse Road Street, Riverside Church tower from University Hall. (2) Riverside Church looking from 121st Street and Morning side Drive. (3) Tower door of Philosophy. Walter L. Bogert 25 Claremont Avenue. July 27, 1937.

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