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Riverside Drive & 136th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1905 and 1908, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 136th Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Riverside Drive - 136th Street

    1905

  • Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.], 1905

    Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.]

    1905

  • The Beaconsfield Apartments, southeast corner Riverside Drive and 136th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors., 1908

    The Beaconsfield Apartments, southeast corner Riverside Drive and 136th Street; Plan of first floor; Plan of upper floors.

    1908

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Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.], 1905

Photo 2 of 3 at Riverside Drive & 136th Street, Manhattan

Fires, accidents and tragedies - [Collapse of a building caused by tornado.]

1905

The collapse of a building under construction at West 136th Street and Riverside Drive; caused by a tornado at 2 p.m. June 26, 1905. Gustav Scholer, M.D.

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