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1st Ave & 51st St. E, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E., 1920

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E.

    1920

  • Manhattan: 50th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1922

    Manhattan: 50th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1922

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 1st Avenue, 1927

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 1st Avenue

    1927

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E., 1927

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E.

    1927

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 51st Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 51st Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue, 1928

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue

    1928

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E., 1928

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E.

    1928

  • Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue, 1930

    Manhattan: 50th Street - 1st Avenue

    1930

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 50th St. E.

    1939

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E., 1939

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 51st St. E.

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 50th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1922

Photo 2 of 13 at 1st Ave & 51st St. E, Manhattan

Manhattan: 50th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

1922

343-351 East 50th Street, north side, west of First Ave. About 1922. Gift of E. M. Jenks.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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