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West 136th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Refreshments.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 5th Avenue, 1937

Photo 2 of 2 at West 136th Street & 5th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 5th Avenue

1937

West 136th Street, north side, west from Fifth Ave., showing a 2-story addition to Harlem Hospital, numbered 3 to 13. North of same is the rear of the 7-story Women's Pavilion, another unit of the Hospital. January 6, 1937. W.P.A. Photo. City Wide Project.

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