Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 42nd Street

1918

Manhattan: 5th Avenue - 42nd Street

New York's Fifth Avenue -- the Avenue of the Allies During the entire Liberty Loan Campaign in New York this famous street was decorated as never before. Each of the Allied nations, from Great Britain, to Siam and Liberia, had a block set apart in its special honor. The Avenue is shown from 42nd Street looking north. Oct. 1918 Underwood and Underwood

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection