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York Avenue & East 81st Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: York Avenue - 81st Street (East), 1920

    Manhattan: York Avenue - 81st Street (East)

    1920

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: York Avenue - 81st Street (East), 1920

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Manhattan: York Avenue - 81st Street (East)

1920

1532 York Avenue, north east corner of East 81st Street, showing, P.S. 96. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

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