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Broome Street & Thompson Street, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street, 1920–1921

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street

    1920; 1921

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Clark Street - Broome Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Clark Street - Broome Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street, 1928–1932

    Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street

    1928; 1932

  • Manhattan: Clark Street - Broome Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Clark Street - Broome Street

    1929

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome Street, 1932

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome Street

    1932

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome - Dominick Street., 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome - Dominick Street.

    1933

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - w.s. - South - Broome Street, 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - w.s. - South - Broome Street

    1933

  • Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome - Dominick Street., 1933

    Manhattan : 6th Avenue - Broome - Dominick Street.

    1933

  • Artists and poets - Greenwich Village., 1934

    Artists and poets - Greenwich Village.

    1934

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street., 1935

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street.

    1935

  • Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Sullivan Street - Broome Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Thompson Street

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street, 1920–1921

Photo 1 of 20 at Broome Street & Thompson Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Broome Street - Sullivan Street

1920; 1921

(1) Broome, to Sullivan, to Clark Streets. (Before Reconstruction). March 22, 1920. (2) Same. (After Reconstruction). September 18, 1921.

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