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East 116th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

19 historical photos taken here between 1924 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924; 1924-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924; 1924-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924; 1924-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924; 1924-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1924; 1924-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1924; 1924-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1925; 1925-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1925; 1925-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1925; 1925-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1925; 1925-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1925; 1925-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1925; 1925-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1926; 1926-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1926; 1926-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1926; 1926-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1926; 1926-07

  • Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1926; 1926-07

    Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

    1926; 1926-07

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1929; 1929-08

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1929; 1929-08

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1929; 1929-08

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1929; 1929-08

  • Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua., 1929; 1929-08

    Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua.

    1929; 1929-08

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1929

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1929

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 116th St., 1935

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 116th St.

    1935

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese.

    1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese.

    1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Foodstuffs - Cheese.

    1936

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1937

  • Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue, 1937

    Manhattan: 116th Street (East) - 1st Avenue

    1937

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Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel., 1925; 1925-07

Photo 6 of 19 at East 116th Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

1925; 1925-07

(1) Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel: Fortune-teller, with a parrot, 115th Street east of Pleasant Avenue. The gas-tank belongs to the Standard Gas Light Company, it is later to be demolished. July 16, 1925. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another fortune-teller and his parrot receive the respectful attention of three small children on East 116th Street, between First and Second Avenues. July 16, 1925. P. L. Sperr. (3) Two fortune-tellers in the crowd on a street near Jefferson Park. July 16, 1925. P. L. Sperr.

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