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Catherine Slip & South Street, Manhattan

22 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • General view - Manhattan - [View of Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge.], 1870

    General view - Manhattan - [View of Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn Bridge.]

    1870

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1924–1927

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1924; 1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1924–1927

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1924; 1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1932–1933

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1933

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1933

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1933

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1933

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1933

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1933

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: South Street - Catherine Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

    1938

  • Catherine Slip - South Street, 1941-09-26

    Catherine Slip - South Street

    1941-09-26

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Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street, 1927

Photo 5 of 22 at Catherine Slip & South Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Catherine Slip - South Street

1927

(1) Catherine Slip, east side, north from South, to, but not including Cherry Streets, showing (foreground), No. 27, at the N.E. corner of South Street. It is only remaining tenement on the block. Also shown, overpowering the little house, is the west wall of the Hearst Publications Building. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) A detail of the same, showing a more prominent view of No. 27. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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