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8th Avenue & Mercer Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street., 1935

    East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street.

    1935

  • East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street., 1935

    East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street.

    1935

  • East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street., 1935

    East River - Manhattan - Pier 60 - East 8th Street.

    1935

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - Mercer Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Street - Mercer Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 8th Street - Mercer Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Street - Mercer Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street, 1939

    Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street, 1939

Photo 7 of 7 at 8th Avenue & Mercer Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 8th Avenue (East) - Mercer Street

1939

View 1, and 2: East 8th Avenue south side and westward across Mercer Street. P.L. Speer. October 11, 1939.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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