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Riverside Drive & 117th Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1879 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 117th Street, 1879-04-15

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 117th Street

    1879-04-15

  • Shore View. No. 448 Riverside Drive., 1910-03

    Shore View. No. 448 Riverside Drive.

    1910-03

  • The Sophomore. No. 21 Claremont Avenue., 1910-03

    The Sophomore. No. 21 Claremont Avenue.

    1910-03

  • Stadium View. No. 445 Riverside Drive., 1910-03

    Stadium View. No. 445 Riverside Drive.

    1910-03

  • Barnard Court, no. 15 Claremont Avenue., 1910-03

    Barnard Court, no. 15 Claremont Avenue.

    1910-03

  • The Mira Mar. No. 452 Riverside Drive, near One Hundred and Sixteenth Street., 1910-03

    The Mira Mar. No. 452 Riverside Drive, near One Hundred and Sixteenth Street.

    1910-03

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.], 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.]

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.], 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.]

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.], 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.]

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.], 1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [Havemeyer Hall.]

    1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.], 1939–1940

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1939; 1940

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.], 1939–1940

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1939; 1940

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.], 1939–1940

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1939; 1940

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.], 1939–1940

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1939; 1940

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.], 1939–1940

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University Plaza - [Furnald Hall - House for Widows of Philosophy - Low Library - Old House - School of Journalism - School of Mines - Earl Hall for Business.]

    1939; 1940

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The Sophomore. No. 21 Claremont Avenue., 1910-03

Photo 3 of 15 at Riverside Drive & 117th Street, Manhattan

The Sophomore. No. 21 Claremont Avenue.

1910-03

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