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3rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Street, 1920

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Street

    1920

  • Social conditions in Manhattan., 1923

    Social conditions in Manhattan.

    1923

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 3rd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 3rd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1934

  • Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 3rd St., 1934

    Manhattan: 1st Ave. - 3rd St.

    1934

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1935

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1935

  • Storefronts and tenements; B. Zucker Carpenter: 116-120 E. 4th St-1st Ave-2nd Ave, Manhattan, 1935

    Storefronts and tenements; B. Zucker Carpenter: 116-120 E. 4th St-1st Ave-2nd Ave, Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue, 1942

    Manhattan: 3rd Street - 1st Avenue

    1942

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Social conditions in Manhattan., 1923

Photo 2 of 9 at 3rd Street & 1st Avenue, Manhattan

Social conditions in Manhattan.

1923

Social Conditions in Manhattan: In the dark, narrow hall, one spigot provides all the water used by four families for drinking, cooking, cleaning, washing, etc. The boy shown is an undersized, thin, pale lad of 7; his sister is a year older. The building stands on East 3rd Street, between First Ave. and Ave. A and is owned by a wealthy family which turns over its property to agents. This photo was published in the New York Evening World of December 10, 1923. December 10, 1923. Gift of New York World.

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