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South Street & Pike Slip, Manhattan

38 historical photos taken here between 1876 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • East River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Corlears Hook., 1876

    East River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Corlears Hook.

    1876

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1924; 1936

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1924; 1936

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1924–1936

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1924; 1936

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1928–1937

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1928; 1937

  • Manhattan: Pike Slip - South Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Pike Slip - South Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1931

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1931

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1931

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1931

  • Manhattan: Pike Slip - South Street, 1931

    Manhattan: Pike Slip - South Street

    1931

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1931

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1931

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip, 1934

    Manhattan: Water Street - Pike Slip

    1934

  • Manhattan: South Street - [Between Pike and Market Slips (West).], 1934

    Manhattan: South Street - [Between Pike and Market Slips (West).]

    1934

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip., 1937

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Pike Slip - Water Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Pike Slip - Water Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1937

    Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1937

  • Manhattan: Pike Slip - Water Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: Pike Slip - Water Street

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: South Street - Between Pike and Market Slips.

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: South Street - Between Pike and Market Slips.

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: South Street - Between Pike and Market Slips.

    1938; 1939

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1939

  • Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

    1939

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Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip, 1924–1936

Photo 4 of 38 at South Street & Pike Slip, Manhattan

Manhattan: South Street - Pike Slip

1924; 1936

(1) South Street, south side, at the foot of Pike Slip, showing the Manhattan Bridge. June 17, 1936. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle, at an earlier date. April 15, 1932. P. L. Sperr. (3) Another view in a northward direction and showing a larger contingent of stationary oyster barges at this point. May 1924. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. ASSUMING STREET TO BE EAST AND WEST.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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