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Bowery & East 4th Street, Manhattan

15 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.], 1928–1935

    Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.]

    1928; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.], 1928–1935

    Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.]

    1928; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.], 1928–1935

    Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East) - [Cooper Union Institute.]

    1928; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street., 1928

    Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street.

    1928

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1934

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1935

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1935

  • Tenements and storefronts; Jack Nagel Heating & Plumbing: 41 E. 4th St. - Bowery - 2nd Ave., Manhattan, 1936

    Tenements and storefronts; Jack Nagel Heating & Plumbing: 41 E. 4th St. - Bowery - 2nd Ave., Manhattan

    1936

  • Manhattan: 4th Street - Bowery, 1936

    Manhattan: 4th Street - Bowery

    1936

  • Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East)., 1937

    Manhattan: Cooper Square (North) - 4th Street (East).

    1937

  • Manhattan: 4th Street - Cooper Square, 1937

    Manhattan: 4th Street - Cooper Square

    1937

  • Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1937

    Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

    1937

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Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East), 1934

Photo 5 of 15 at Bowery & East 4th Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Bowery - 4th Street (East)

1934

(1) Bowery, east side, north from East 3rd, to and including East 4th Streets. Also shown is Cooper Square East, north from and including East 4th, to and including East 6th Streets. Cooper Union Institute is shown facing Cooper Square on East 6th Street. From left to right, across the skyline is seen the Empire State, the Metropolitan Life Insurance, Cooper Union and the Consolidated Gas Company buildings. A unit of the Salvation Army is shown adjoining the N.E. corner of East 3rd Street. May 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing the N.E. corner of East 3rd Street. May 9, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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