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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.
East 51st Street and Lexington Avenue
Lexington Ave. & 51/52 Sts., 8/13/1914 "Route 5, Sec. 7 Aug. 13, 1914 Lex. Ave. 51-52nd St. Camera at Sta. 239+08 and 10' east of W. curb line. Looking North showing pavement of Lex. Ave. between 51st and 52nd St. Time 2.05 P.M. Giles, Machester, Kincaid" An exterior photograph displaying Lexington Avenue at the intersections of 51st and 52nd Streets, looking toward the north. Apartment houses line both sides of the avenue. What looks like a church spire and the Central Synagogue can be seen in the bacground. Pedestrians are active on the sidewalks. Workers pull a cart on the right of the image, while streetcars and horsedrawn carriages are visible in the background.
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