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Broadway & Wall Street, Manhattan

85 historical photos taken here between 1872 and 1945, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, ca. 1872

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    ca. 1872

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1879

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1879

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1885

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1885

  • Wall Street (looking west), 1887

    Wall Street (looking west)

    1887

  • Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street, 1888

    Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street

    1888

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1895

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1895

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1895

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1895

  • Broadway, East Side. Wall to Liberty St., 1899

    Broadway, East Side. Wall to Liberty St.

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1899

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1899

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1900

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1900

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1900

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1904

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1904

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1905

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1905

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1912

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1912

  • General view - West side of Lower Manhattan., 1913

    General view - West side of Lower Manhattan.

    1913

  • General view - West side of Lower Manhattan., 1913

    General view - West side of Lower Manhattan.

    1913

  • General view - West side of Lower Manhattan., 1913

    General view - West side of Lower Manhattan.

    1913

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1915

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1915

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1915

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street., 1916

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street.

    1916

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1916–1922

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1916; 1922

  • Broadway - Wall Street, 1925-07-13

    Broadway - Wall Street

    1925-07-13

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway., 1930

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway.

    1930

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear)., 1931

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear).

    1931

  • Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street, 1931

    Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear)., 1931

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear).

    1931

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street, 1931

    Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear)., 1931

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Aquarium (rear).

    1931

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway, 1929–1931

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Broadway

    1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street, 1931

    Manhattan: New Street - Wall Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Wall Street - New Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Wall Street.

    1938

  • Manhattan: New Bowery - Madison Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1945

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    1945

  • Broadway - Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street.

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • 1 Wall Street - Broadway

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Broadway - Wall Street - Cedar Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: Broadway - Rector Street

    Unknown

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Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street, 1945

Photo 65 of 85 at Broadway & Wall Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broadway - Wall Street

1945

P.L. Sperr collection Rec'd January 13, 1945

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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