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Essex Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - 58th Street (East), c.1920

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - 58th Street (East)

    c.1920

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit., 1929–1937

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit.

    1929; 1937

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Essex Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Essex Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1929

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit., 1929–1937

    Occupations - Peddlers - Food - Fruit.

    1929; 1937

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Ludlow Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: Rivington Street - Essex Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Rivington Street - Essex Street

    1941

  • Social conditions: tenements - 138 Ludlow Street [floor plan (drawing)].

    Social conditions: tenements - 138 Ludlow Street [floor plan (drawing)].

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street, 1930

Photo 9 of 16 at Essex Street & Rivington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Essex Street - Rivington Street

1930

(1) Essex Street, north, from and including Rivington Street. The view also shows Rivington Street, at, adjoining, and east of the N.E. corner of Essex Street. February 14, 1930. P.L. Sperr. (2) The same, slightly later. May 9, 1930. P. L. Sperr.

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