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Cannon Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Delancey Street - Cannon Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Delancey Street - Cannon Street

    1930

  • Demolition of tenement in progress: Delancey St-Cannon St., Manhattan, 1934

    Demolition of tenement in progress: Delancey St-Cannon St., Manhattan

    1934

  • Cannon Street - Delancey Street, 1940-09-14

    Cannon Street - Delancey Street

    1940-09-14

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Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street, 1928

Photo 1 of 5 at Cannon Street & Delancey Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Cannon Street - Delancey Street

1928

Cannon Street, at the S.E. corner of Delancey Street. The view shows both North and South sides of Delancey Street, with the Williamsburg Bridge overhead. The corner building is the Roman Catholic Church of St. Rosalia. April 4, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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