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Travel By Train Travel Poster: Fifth Avenue, New York
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An original lithograph promoting Fifth Avenue in New York as "The World's Greatest Shopping Street," and to get there by way of the train. The poster depicts an elevated view down Fifth Avenue with pedestrians and vehicles lining the sidewalks and street.
1932
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WHi 68038
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