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13th Avenue & West 28th Street, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - [New York Bay - Between Gowanus Bay and Beard Street.], 1920

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - [New York Bay - Between Gowanus Bay and Beard Street.]

    1920

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn., 1925

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn.

    1925

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn (Northeast)., 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn (Northeast).

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Van Brunt Street., 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Van Brunt Street.

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.], 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.]

    1931

  • Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West), 1931

    Manhattan: 13th Avenue - 28th Street (West)

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn (Northeast)., 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn (Northeast).

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.], 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.]

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Van Brunt Street., 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Van Brunt Street.

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.], 1931

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Richards Street - [New York State Barge Canal Terminal.]

    1931

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.], 1937

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.]

    1937

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.], 1937

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.]

    1937

  • Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.], 1937

    Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.]

    1937

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Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.], 1937

Photo 11 of 13 at 13th Avenue & West 28th Street, Manhattan

Erie Basin - Brooklyn - Between Columbia Street and Upper Bay - [W. S. Webb and Son lumber yard.]

1937

(1) & (2) Erie Basin, south side, between Columbia Street (left) and the Upper Bay (right) showing the W.S. Webb and Sons Lumber yard in a set of two views. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, another view. P. L. Sperr.

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