Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 40th Street

1916; 1936

Manhattan: 6th Avenue - 40th Street

(1) Bryant Park: A view westward of same, as seen from the rear of the New York Public Library Building and showing the lawn, being resodded. Buildings in the background are on the west side of Sixth Ave., from West 40th (left) to 42nd (right) Streets. 1936. New York Public Library (2) The same view at an earlier date, prior to the removal of the fountain to the western side of the Park. Note in the background the Bush Terminal Annex under construction. 1916. Nicholas Savostayanoff. Gift of George D. Chinn.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection