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Columbia Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Columbia Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Columbia Street

    1920

  • Social conditions - [Interior of a three-room apartment.], 1923

    Social conditions - [Interior of a three-room apartment.]

    1923

  • Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street, 1938–1939

    Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Columbia Street - Rivington Street

    1939

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Social conditions - [Interior of a three-room apartment.], 1923

Photo 2 of 6 at Columbia Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Social conditions - [Interior of a three-room apartment.]

1923

Social Conditions in Manhattan: The interior of a 3 room apartment at No. 262 Rivington Street, showing the quarters occupied by a father and mother, 8 children and a boarder - 11 in all. The foreground shows the "dining room" with two beds (one folding) and an ice box denoting the rooms original purpose. Through the kitchen, one comes upon the bedroom; a small space, two-thirds of which is occupied by its only furnishing. Note the attempt to make this crowded flat an attractive, clean home. November 15, 1923. Gift of New York World.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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