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12th Avenue & 39th Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1931; 1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1931; 1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1931–1939

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1931; 1936; 1939

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1932

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1933

    Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 12th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 12th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 39th Street - 12th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 39th Street - 12th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (West) - 12th Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 39th Street (West) - 12th Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue

    1939

  • Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue, 1939

    Manhattan: 39th Street (East) - 12th Avenue

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street, 1932

Photo 5 of 13 at 12th Avenue & 39th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 12th Avenue - 39th Street

1932

Twelfth Avenue, north from West 39th Street, showing the Avenue closed to traffic to provide a crossing for the cattle unloading at the rivers edge. The shed used for this purpose is on the east side of the Avenue. This is detailed in View No. 3. 1-2: January 28, 1932 3: March 4, 1937 P. L. Sperr

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