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Dewey Square Hotel, view from above: W. 117th St.-7th…, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here in 1936, oldest first.

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  • Dewey Square Hotel: 7th Ave. - W. 117th St., Manhattan, 1936

    Dewey Square Hotel: 7th Ave. - W. 117th St., Manhattan

    1936

  • Dewey Square Hotel, view from above: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan, 1936

    Dewey Square Hotel, view from above: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan

    1936

  • Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan, 1936

    Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan

    1936

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Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan, 1936

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Dewey Square Hotel: W. 117th St.-7th Av.-St. Nicholas, Manhattan

1936

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