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Duane Street & City Hall Place, Manhattan

13 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1927–1928

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1927; 1928

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1932

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1932

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1932

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1932

  • Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1932

    Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

    1932

  • Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street, 1932

    Manhattan: City Hall Place - Duane Street

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place, 1932

Photo 8 of 13 at Duane Street & City Hall Place, Manhattan

Manhattan: Duane Street - City Hall Place

1932

(1) Duane Street, north side, east from but not including City Hall Place, to and including Cardinal Place, as seen from Chambers Street, in the foreground. St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church is in the center. January 20, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing Chambers Street. July 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from a different angle. October 22, 1932. P. L. Sperr.

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