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Catherine Street & East Broadway, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Henry Street - Catherine Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Henry Street - Catherine Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway

    1931

  • Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway, 1931

    Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway

    1931

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway, 1931

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Manhattan: Catherine Street - East Broadway

1931

Catherine Street, west side, north from but not including East Broadway, to the Bowery. June 12, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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