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St. Nicholas Avenue & West 126th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 126th Street (West), 1920

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 126th Street (West)

    1920

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Junkman., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Junkman.

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 126th Street (West), 1920

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 126th Street (West)

1920

327 St Nicholas Avenue, west side between West 126th and West 127th Street, showing P.S. 157, Board of Education.N.Y.C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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