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Allen Street & Hester Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1931–1936

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1931; 1936

  • Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

    1934

  • Tenements and EL: 43-45 Allen St.-Hester St., Manhattan, 1935

    Tenements and EL: 43-45 Allen St.-Hester St., Manhattan

    1935

  • Manhattan: Hester Street - Allen Street., 1935

    Manhattan: Hester Street - Allen Street.

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street, 1934

Photo 6 of 8 at Allen Street & Hester Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Allen Street - Hester Street

1934

43-65 Allen Street, west side, from Hester to Grand Streets, as seen from the clearing on the north side of Hester Street. November 5, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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