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Trinity Place & Rector Street, Manhattan

6 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1943, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street, 1929–1934

    Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street

    1929; 1934

  • Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street, 1929–1934

    Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street

    1929; 1934

  • General view - [Manhattan - Trinity Place - Between Rector and Thames Streets.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - Trinity Place - Between Rector and Thames Streets.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Trinity Place - Rector Street

    1929

  • Trinity Place #74, 1943

    Trinity Place #74

    1943

  • Manhattan: Rector Street - Trinity Place

    Manhattan: Rector Street - Trinity Place

    Unknown

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General view - [Manhattan - Trinity Place - Between Rector and Thames Streets.], 1929

Photo 3 of 6 at Trinity Place & Rector Street, Manhattan

General view - [Manhattan - Trinity Place - Between Rector and Thames Streets.]

1929

A general view north from No. 74 Trinity Place, between Rector and Thames Streets, showing the New York Telephone Building, No. 14 West St. between Vesey and Barclay Streets; in the center, the Hudson River and the Sixth Ave. Elevated line running north on Church Street. This set, consisting of three views taken at the same time, are more or less similar. One includes a portion of the 28-story West Street Building on its left. August 20, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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