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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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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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

Photo 13 of 14 at West 27th Street & 10th Avenue, Manhattan

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

1941

View 1; West 27th Street, south east corner and Tenth Street. September 19, 1941. View 2; West 27th Street, south side west to Tenth Avenue, showing the Hudson Guild riglet centre. August 29, 1941. View 3; West 27th Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues, showing the Hudson Guild Free Mills Station. P.L. Speer. August 29, 1941.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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