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Avenue B & East 5th Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Tenements and storefronts: 543 E. 5th St.-Ave. B, Manhattan, 1935

    Tenements and storefronts: 543 E. 5th St.-Ave. B, Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: Avenue B - 5th Street (East), 1938

    Manhattan: Avenue B - 5th Street (East)

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Tenements and storefronts: 543 E. 5th St.-Ave. B, Manhattan, 1935

Photo 1 of 2 at Avenue B & East 5th Street, Manhattan

Tenements and storefronts: 543 E. 5th St.-Ave. B, Manhattan

1935

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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