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116th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

18 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1914; 1914-10

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1914; 1914-10

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1919–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1919; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1923–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1923; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1923–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1923; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1923–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1923; 1937

  • Manhattan: 116th Street - Amsterdam Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 116th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    1931

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [The Statue of Alma Mater.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [The Statue of Alma Mater.]

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1936–1937

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1936; 1937

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [College Hall.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [College Hall.]

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [College Hall.], 1936

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University - [College Hall.]

    1936

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937–1939

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937; 1939

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937–1939

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937; 1939

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937–1939

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937; 1939

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937–1939

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937; 1939

  • Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1937–1939

    Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

    1937; 1939

  • Manhattan: 116th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    Manhattan: 116th Street - Amsterdam Avenue

    Unknown

  • Amsterdam Avenue - West 117th Street

    Amsterdam Avenue - West 117th Street

    Unknown

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Colleges and Universities - Columbia University., 1919–1937

Photo 2 of 18 at 116th Street & Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan

Colleges and Universities - Columbia University.

1919; 1937

(1) Columbia University: West 116th Street, between Amsterdam Ave., and Broadway. This view taken from in front of The Library (extreme right), shows the rotunda of Earl Hall, with the School of Mines on the left. June 28, 1919. Walter L. Bogert. (2) The same. September 3, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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