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Union Square between 16th and 17th Streets, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets., ca. 1874

    Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets.

    ca. 1874

  • Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets., ca. 1874

    Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets.

    ca. 1874

  • Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.], 1924

    Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.]

    1924

  • Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.], 1924

    Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.]

    1924

  • Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets., 1928

    Manhattan: Union Square (West) - Between 16th and 17th Streets.

    1928

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Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.], 1924

Photo 3 of 5 at Union Square between 16th and 17th Streets, Manhattan

Manhattan: Union Square (West) - 16th Street - Broadway - [Union Square Park.]

1924

(1) Union Square West, north from but not including 16th Street (east), to and including Broadway. Also seen is Broadway, east side, north from but not including 17th Street (east). A section of Union Square Park is seen in the foreground. May, 1924. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, from a different angle. June, 1924. P. L. Sperr.

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