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West 48th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1935

  • Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

    1935

  • 48th Street (West) #604

    48th Street (West) #604

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue, 1935

Photo 3 of 5 at West 48th Street & 11th Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 48th Street (West) - 11th Avenue

1935

(1) 616-626 West 48th Street, south side, between Eleventh and Twelfth Aves. No. 626 is a 2-story frame house. April 21, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) A view at the Hudson River extremity of 48th Street. Note the new French Line Terminal (Pier No. 88) and the also new "Normandie" alongside. Frame structure (No. 626) is distinctly apparent on the left. June 5, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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