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42nd Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

46 historical photos taken here between 1916 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • 42nd Street (West) - Ninth Avenue - Tenth Avenue, 1916-06-26

    42nd Street (West) - Ninth Avenue - Tenth Avenue

    1916-06-26

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1924

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1924

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street, 1927

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1927; 1933

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1927–1933

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1927; 1933

  • General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue (Northeast).], 1931

    General view - [Manhattan - 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue (Northeast).]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1933

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1933

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1933; 1934

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1933–1934

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1933; 1934

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit and vegetables., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit and vegetables.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street, 1934–1937

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street

    1934; 1937

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street, 1934–1937

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 41st Street

    1934; 1937

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1934–1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1934; 1935

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Miscellaneous., 1934

    Occupations - Peddlers - Miscellaneous.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue

    1935

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue., 1936

    Manhattan: 42nd Street - 9th Avenue.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 41st Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1938

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 42nd Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 42nd Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Transportation - Trolley., 1942

    Transportation - Trolley.

    1942

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Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue, 1934–1935

Photo 22 of 46 at 42nd Street & 9th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 41st Street - 9th Avenue

1934; 1935

(1) 41st Street, west from, but not including, Ninth Avenue. On the right is the Knox Memorial Collegiate Church (Dutch Reformed). May 11, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at an earlier date. August 30, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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