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West 61st Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 61st Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 61st Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 61st Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue, 1937

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Manhattan: 61st Street (West) - Amsterdam Avenue

1937

West 61st Street, south side, west from a point midway between Amsterdam and West End Aves., and to the latter, showing a clearance slightly east of that point. November 30, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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