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Oliver Street & Henry Street, Manhattan

8 historical photos taken here between 1914 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1914; 1927

  • Manhattan: Henry Street - Oliver Street, 1920

    Manhattan: Henry Street - Oliver Street

    1920

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1924–1931

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

    1924; 1927; 1931

  • Manhattan: Oliver Street - [Henry Street.], 1937

    Manhattan: Oliver Street - [Henry Street.]

    1937

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Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street, 1914–1927

Photo 2 of 8 at Oliver Street & Henry Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Oliver Street - Henry Street

1914; 1927

(1) Oliver Street, east side, north from and including Henry Street, to, but not including Chatham Square. Shown on the N.E. corner of Oliver and Henry Streets, is the Baptist Mariner's Temple, built in 1843 on the site of the old Oliver Street Baptist Church. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, at an earlier date. About 1914. (3) The same, showing a closer view of the Temple entrance. About 1914.

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