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Bleecker Street & Mercer Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1917 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Transportation - Trolley - Horse drawn street car., 1917

    Transportation - Trolley - Horse drawn street car.

    1917

  • Transportation - Trolley - Horse drawn street car., 1917

    Transportation - Trolley - Horse drawn street car.

    1917

  • Manhattan: Mercer Street - Bleecker Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Mercer Street - Bleecker Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street, 1936

Photo 4 of 5 at Bleecker Street & Mercer Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bleecker Street - Mercer Street

1936

(1) Bleecker Street, east from Mercer Street. NEG # 3759 June 23, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same; slightly eastward. NEG# 3760 June 23, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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