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Old Slip & Front Street, Manhattan

20 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1922

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1922

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1930

    Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

    1930

  • Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1930

    Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930–1934

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930; 1934

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1930

  • Street scenes - Sandwich man [advertising buying of old gold.], 1934

    Street scenes - Sandwich man [advertising buying of old gold.]

    1934

  • Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street, 1934

    Manhattan: Old Slip - Front Street

    1934

  • Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Gouverneur Street - Front Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Gouverneur Street - Front Street

    1939

  • Manhattan: Gouverneur Street - Front Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Gouverneur Street - Front Street

    1939

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip, 1934

Photo 16 of 20 at Old Slip & Front Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Front Street - Old Slip

1934

(1) Front Street, at, adjoining and south of the S.W. corner of Old Slip. The view also shows Old Slip, at, adjoining and west of the S.W. corner of Front Street. July 26, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, another view. May 11, 1930. P. L. Sperr. (3) An aerial view from the Seamens Institute and showing the same buildings. August 4, 1934. P. L. Sperr. ASSUMING STREET TO BE NORTH AND SOUTH

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