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9th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

11 historical photos taken here between 1938 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 25th Street (West) - 9th Avenue, 1938

    Manhattan: 25th Street (West) - 9th Avenue

    1938

  • 9th Avenue at 26th Street and , East side to North, Manhattan, 1941-04-17

    9th Avenue at 26th Street and , East side to North, Manhattan

    1941-04-17

  • Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue, 1941

    Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West), 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 25th Street (West)

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street, 1941

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street, 1942

    Manhattan: 9th Avenue - 26th Street

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue, 1941

Photo 8 of 11 at 9th Avenue & 26th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 25th Street - 9th Avenue

1941

View 1, #423, 25th Street, northside east wards, to-wards Ninth Street, between 9th and 10th Ave-nue, showing Garage. April 16, 1941 View 2, 25th Street, northwest corner Comercial and Ninth Avenue. F.L. Speer April 18, 1941

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