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Dyer Avenue & West 40th Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here in 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West)

    1940

  • Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West), 1940

    Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West)

    1940

  • 457 West 40th Street

    457 West 40th Street

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West), 1940

Photo 2 of 3 at Dyer Avenue & West 40th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Dyer Avenue - 40th Street (West)

1940

1- Dyer Avenue, from 41st Street and looking northwards. 2- Dyer Avenue, at W. 40th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. September 4, 1940 P.L. Sperr

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