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Fifth Ave. & 42nd St. intersection

Fifth Ave. & 42nd St. intersection

42nd St. library with flags, denoting Fifth Ave. the Avenue of the United Nations

42nd St. library with flags, denoting Fifth Ave. the Avenue of the United Nations

New York Public Library, 42nd St., main facade

New York Public Library, 42nd St., main facade

Metropolitan Museum 5th Ave. facade

Metropolitan Museum 5th Ave. facade

Fifth Ave. apartment buildings at 85th St.

Fifth Ave. apartment buildings at 85th St.

NY Public Library, 5th Ave & 42nd St.

NY Public Library, 5th Ave & 42nd St.

New York Public Library, 5th Ave & 42nd St.

New York Public Library, 5th Ave & 42nd St.

Sixth Ave. El

Sixth Ave. El

500 5th Ave. Bldg. 5th Ave. & 42nd St.

500 5th Ave. Bldg. 5th Ave. & 42nd St.

Garment district at lunchtime

Garment district at lunchtime

Aerial view of Empire State Building at night

Aerial view of Empire State Building at night

St. Patrick's on Easter Sunday 1941

St. Patrick's on Easter Sunday 1941

[5th Avenue at 42nd Street.]

[5th Avenue at 42nd Street.]

Saks, Fifth Avenue, St. Pat's, RCA tower

Saks, Fifth Avenue, St. Pat's, RCA tower

1906 photograph of Easter Sunday in front of St. Patrick's

1906 photograph of Easter Sunday in front of St. Patrick's

Park Ave. looking north

Park Ave. looking north

5th Ave. and 42nd St. Looking North, New York.

5th Ave. and 42nd St. Looking North, New York.

5th Avenue, north from 42nd Street.

5th Avenue, north from 42nd Street.

Astor Trust Bldg., 5th Ave. & 42nd St.

Astor Trust Bldg., 5th Ave. & 42nd St.

Lamp Cleaner, 42nd St. and 5th Ave.

Lamp Cleaner, 42nd St. and 5th Ave.

Streetcars at 42nd St. & 5th Ave.

Accession number 90.28.25 
Unique identifier MNY19723 
Dated 1944 
Object Type photograph
Inscription / technical details Typed on paper adhered to verso: OWI OVERSEAS BRANCH / EXHIBIT SECTION / Exhibit #236 / New York City / Picture No. 26 / Street cars pass each other at Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue.  It is / n 
Physical dimensions width: 10 in
height: 8 in 
File dimensions 20.9 in × 16.9 in at 300dpi
53.1 cm × 43.0 cm at 300dpi 

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