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10th Avenue & West 31st Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1968, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 31st Street - 10th Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 31st Street - 10th Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street, 1968

    Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street

    1968

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West), 1940

Photo 3 of 7 at 10th Avenue & West 31st Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 10th Avenue - 31st Street (West)

1940

Tenth Avenue, north from W. 31st Street, On the west side of the Avenue are the New York Central Railroad yards. View 2 being westward is limited to this detail. August 25, 1940 Views 1,2,3 P. L. Sperr

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