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East 51st Street and Lexington Avenue

Lexington Ave. & 50th/51st Sts., 8/25/1914

"Route 5, Sec. 7 Aug. 25, 1914 Lex. Ave. 50-51st St. Camera at Sta. 238+32 and 8 feet west of west curb, Lex. Ave. Looking North, showing sidewalk on west side of Lexington Avenue between 50th and 51st St. Time 3.19 P.M. Thayer, G.W. Pullis, Manchester, Rosenfeld" An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersections of 50th and 51st Streets, looking toward the north. Apartment housesline the avenue, with the Central Synagogue and an unknown church spire in the background. Pedestrians are active on both sides of the sidewalk. The foreground features a young girl placing a smaller child into a carriage.

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