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Union Square, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1910, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Union Square - [32 Union Square - Last dwelling house on Union Square.], 1900

    Manhattan: Union Square - [32 Union Square - Last dwelling house on Union Square.]

    1900

  • The Swannanoa. No. 105 East Fifteenth Street., 1910-03

    The Swannanoa. No. 105 East Fifteenth Street.

    1910-03

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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The Swannanoa. No. 105 East Fifteenth Street., 1910-03

Photo 2 of 2 at Union Square, Manhattan

The Swannanoa. No. 105 East Fifteenth Street.

1910-03

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