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West 27th Street & 10th Avenue, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Street scenes - Cigar store - Indian. [Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue.], 1930–1934

    Street scenes - Cigar store - Indian. [Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue.]

    1930; 1934

  • Street scenes - Cigar store - Indian. [Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue.], 1930–1934

    Street scenes - Cigar store - Indian. [Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue.]

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1930

  • Street scenes - Book shop., 1930

    Street scenes - Book shop.

    1930

  • Recreation and hobbies - Children playing., 1937–1938

    Recreation and hobbies - Children playing.

    1937; 1938

  • Recreation and hobbies - Children playing., 1937–1938

    Recreation and hobbies - Children playing.

    1937; 1938

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West), 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West)

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West), 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West)

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West), 1940–1941

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 27th Street (West)

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 27th Street (West) - 10th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue

    Manhattan: 27th Street - 10th Avenue

    Unknown

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Recreation and hobbies - Children playing., 1937–1938

Photo 6 of 14 at West 27th Street & 10th Avenue, Manhattan

Recreation and hobbies - Children playing.

1937; 1938

Recreation--Children playing: Boys and girls diving for coins in the Maine Monument fountain base at the entrance to Central Park, Columbus Circle. Gift of George D. Chinn 2-Seeking relief from the heat on West 27th Street, near Tenth Avenue. P. L. Sperr View 1view 2- Neg # 1535

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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