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Broome Street & Tompkins Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street, 1931–1937

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street

    1931; 1937

  • Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street, 1935

    Manhattan: Broome Street - Tompkins Street

    1935

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street, 1936

Photo 6 of 6 at Broome Street & Tompkins Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Tompkins Street - Broome Street

1936

(1) Tompkins Street, west side, north from Broome, to Delancey Streets, as seen from clearance on the east side of street. Note the Williamsburg Bridge Approach on Delancey Street. March 29, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. Also shown is Broome Street, north side, west from and including Tompkins to and including Mangin Streets. March 29, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

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