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Bowery & East 3rd Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Bowery, 1934

    Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Bowery

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - Great Jones Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Bowery - Great Jones Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 3rd Street (East), 1945

    Manhattan: Bowery - 3rd Street (East)

    1945

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Bowery, 1934

Photo 1 of 3 at Bowery & East 3rd Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: 3rd Street (East) - Bowery

1934

Nos. 1-7 East 3rd Street, adjoining and east of the N.E. corner of the Bowery. Note the two old houses at Nos. 1 and 3. May 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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