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West 136th Street & Seventh Avenue, Manhattan

14 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street - 7th Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street - 7th Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

    1931

  • Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 7th Avenue, 1936

    Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - 7th Avenue

    1936

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street

    Manhattan: 7th Avenue - 136th Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue, 1931

Photo 7 of 14 at West 136th Street & Seventh Avenue, Manhattan

Manhattan: 136th Street (West) - Seventh Avenue

1931

202 W. 136th St. New York Urban League Photo by Mr. A. Tennyson Beals Emergency Work Bureau 1931

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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