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

Photo 7 of 8 at Allen Street & Hester Street, Manhattan

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

1935

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