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Madison Avenue & 119th Street, Manhattan

4 historical photos taken here in 1920, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1920

    Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

    1920

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

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  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

    Manhattan: Madison Avenue - 119th Street

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Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - Madison Avenue, 1920

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Manhattan: 119th Street (East) - Madison Avenue

1920

49 East 119th Street, northeast corner and Madison Avenue showing P.S. 103. Board of Education, N.Y.C. 1920.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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