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Church Street & White Street, Manhattan

5 historical photos taken here between 1928 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1933

    Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

    1938; 1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Church Street - White Street, 1928

Photo 1 of 5 at Church Street & White Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Church Street - White Street

1928

Church Street, west side, south from and including White Street, showing the Eighth Ave., Subway in process of construction. In the right background is the Woolworth Building. September 9, 1928. P. L. Sperr.

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