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7th Avenue & 137th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 137th Street

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 137th Street

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 137th Street

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Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 137th Street

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7th Avenue, 137th to 138th Street, east side. (Before Reconstruction).

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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