South Ferry, Manhattan
73 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1957, oldest first.
Photos
Islands - Governors Island.
![Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay.], 1886](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fb3449a49-230b-4c13-ab72-9f1a09170b4c.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay.]
Manhattan: South Street - Coenties Slip
![Islands - Governors Island - [Castle William.], 1890](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Feaaddaaf-8a48-400f-a687-415e18cba44e.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Castle William.]
Manhattan: South Ferry
Islands - Governor's Island.
1898; 1934
Islands - Governor's Island.
1898; 1934
Islands - Governor's Island - Fort Jay.
Islands - Governors Island - Fort Jay.
Islands - Governors Island - Castle William.
1926; 1930; 1934
Islands - Governors Island - Castle William.
1926; 1930; 1934
Islands - Governors Island - Castle William.
1926; 1930; 1934
![Islands - Governors Island - [Unknown social and military event.], 1927](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F10dfeaa0-7129-450f-91ef-7ca5aeb2fdcc.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Unknown social and military event.]
Islands - Governor's Island - Parade Grounds.
Islands - Governor's Island - Parade Grounds.
Islands - Governor's Island.
1927; 1934
Islands - Governor's Island - Parade Grounds.
![Islands - Governors Island - [Unknown social and military event.], 1927](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F9954fe03-c25f-49cb-92f7-9856a9bb99b8.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Unknown social and military event.]
Islands - Governor's Island.
1927; 1934
![North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street - [Upper Bay.], 1929–1937](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F04126c16-c696-4f77-8c17-46244c346e67.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street - [Upper Bay.]
1929; 1932; 1937
![North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street - [Upper Bay.], 1929–1937](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F069b633e-5b93-404e-aaff-d779d1b47e63.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street - [Upper Bay.]
1929; 1932; 1937
![Islands - Governors Island - [Old Castle William.], 1929–1934](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F19fac615-cb93-4c84-ad91-31e11598b981.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Old Castle William.]
1929; 1934
![Islands - Governors Island - [Old Castle William.], 1929–1934](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F901b4340-0b52-4bbd-af11-953d5b9e57e7.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Old Castle William.]
1929; 1934
Islands - Governors Island.
1929; 1939
Islands - Governors Island.
1929; 1939
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.], 1930–1932](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fda4808d9-663d-4baa-9175-60e5d063cace.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.]
1930; 1931; 1932
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.], 1930–1932](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fdcc8383e-c7a6-4c0f-90f7-63a79aa1313a.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.]
1930; 1931; 1932
![Islands - Governors Island - [Polo field.], 1930](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fde5d54a6-4394-4c84-98a1-e9578021431f.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Polo field.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.], 1930–1932](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fe3f829b3-cf55-4a86-ac15-46d8cbc56c8c.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Brooklyn.]
1930; 1931; 1932
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F412cfbe9-8df2-4f53-bedc-71b938510ef7.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F45aa9012-b701-4d0c-b430-e39675acd373.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad dock.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F4a78e3d5-eb94-47c2-a036-28f3f04ff2f4.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad dock.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad wrecking gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F4d88f355-0255-4bcd-a4b6-ef27d56c650e.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad wrecking gang.]
Islands - Governors Island.
Islands - Governors Island.
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F60cb62a6-3bc5-48f4-8214-9e0ae695958f.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.]
General View - Brooklyn - Hotel St. George.
1931; 1933
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road and clearance repair gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F82405f60-cbda-4ec0-aee4-4f86d700b963.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road and clearance repair gang.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road and clearance repair gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fbc0a4189-16ea-42a8-8d97-661d4d3e1abe.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road and clearance repair gang.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad dock.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fc05d5cc5-c8dc-4471-bbe7-ea85ae82a65f.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad dock.]
General View - Brooklyn - Hotel St. George.
1931; 1933
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fdf13dc17-2eac-4e1f-bc98-46cf22b046c9.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.]
General View - Brooklyn - Hotel St. George.
1931; 1933
![Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad wrecking gang.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Ff57713af-cbc9-4c2a-ac73-37b419379dfc.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Road loading gang - Railroad wrecking gang.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.], 1931](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Ffaa48721-6ca4-4240-abc4-428a82abf052.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from a ferry boat in Buttermilk Channel.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.], 1933–1938](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F29b8c086-184d-403c-9bdc-d8c7376cb4e4.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.]
1933; 1938
![Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.], 1933–1938](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F2b24a0ae-5d67-4007-950a-2a1e8ccc4596.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.]
1933; 1938
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F9986c6f7-d86c-4ea5-b2f8-c1832a9c4467.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fac1ea234-e5e1-4c86-a556-9a9dcf02f281.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fc184f5e3-eaed-4c9b-9dd1-65e90c558ddd.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fcc500831-8d4e-43e3-ae67-1de80800f91c.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.], 1933–1938](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fd7c0c4cf-2334-4209-b204-055a9f8f5e80.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Upper New York Bay - New York Dock Co.; Standish Arms Hotel.]
1933; 1938
![Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fe8a5dfa8-1540-4150-a29a-4c1b542396c9.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [View of the island from Buttermilk Channel.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.], 1933](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Feb7392a0-2414-492d-bd68-b486c85745d6.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [New York Harbor - Bird's-eye-view of the island from the roof of 60 Wall Street Tower.]
Islands - Governor's Island - "Light".
Islands - Governors Island.
Islands - Governors Island - Ferry landing.
![Islands - Governors Island - [St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.], 1935](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F63a153db-b590-4cff-94cd-5c33769cf53e.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church.]
![Islands - Governors Island - [Officers' quarters.], 1935](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2Fb2522806-f97e-48ce-adcb-80845eea412d.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Islands - Governors Island - [Officers' quarters.]
Islands - Governor's Island.
Islands - Governors Island - [Officers' quarters.]
Islands - Governor's Island.
Islands - Governor's Island - [U.S. Hospital ; Barracks].
Islands - Governor's Island - [U.S. Hospital ; Barracks].
Islands - Governors Island.
1938; 1939
Islands - Governors Island - [Fort Jay - Cannonballs and equipment of an old bastion.]
1938; 1939
Islands - Governors Island - [The honor guard and band - Polo field.]
Islands - Governor's Island - Polo Players.
Islands - Governors Island - [The honor guard and band - Polo field.]
Islands - Governor's Island - Polo Players.
Islands - Governors Island - [The honor guard and band - Polo field.]
Manhattan: South Ferry
General View - Aerial View of Ferry Terminal - looking south
60 of 73 photos shown
![Islands - Governors Island - [The honor guard and band - Polo field.], 1940](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.vestigesofnewyork.com%2F600px%2F6c00a1d7-f134-4de8-906f-29d032ebbf02.jpg&w=1080&q=75)