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Bowery & Broome Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1956, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1956

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1956

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1956

    Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

    1956

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street, 1934

Photo 3 of 6 at Bowery & Broome Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bowery - Broome Street

1934

Bowery, west side, north from but not including Broome, to, but not including Kenmare Streets. May 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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