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Wall Street & Pearl Street, Manhattan

27 historical photos taken here between 1872 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1872-1880

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1872-1880

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1919

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1919

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1926

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1926

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Pearl Street

    1929

  • General view - East side of Lower Manhattan., 1929–1930

    General view - East side of Lower Manhattan.

    1929; 1930

  • General view - East side of Lower Manhattan., 1929–1930

    General view - East side of Lower Manhattan.

    1929; 1930

  • General view - East side of Lower Manhattan., 1929–1930

    General view - East side of Lower Manhattan.

    1929; 1930

  • Airships - The "Los Angeles" - [U.S. Navy airship over Pearl Street and 60 Wall Street Tower.], 1930–1931

    Airships - The "Los Angeles" - [U.S. Navy airship over Pearl Street and 60 Wall Street Tower.]

    1930; 1931

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street

    1930

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street., 1933

    General view - Pine Street.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - East., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - East.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street., 1933

    General view - Pine Street.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933–1934

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933; 1934

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933–1934

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933; 1934

  • General view - Pine Street - West., 1933

    General view - Pine Street - West.

    1933

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Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street, 1930

Photo 15 of 27 at Wall Street & Pearl Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Wall Street - Beaver Street

1930

Wall Street west from its convergence with Beaver at Pearl Streets as viewed from the 120 Wall Street Bldg. on South Street. These two views form a panorama and have Wall Street at their joining edges. Across the skyline, from left to right appear the Standard Oil Bldg, the City Bank Farmers Trust Co. Bldg. (under construction), the Wall and Hanover (Brown Bros.) Bldg., the Equitable Trust Co. Bldg., the Irving Trust Co. Bldg., the Bank of Manhattan Tower, the Equitable Bldg., and the Singer Tower. Note in the right foreground of View 2, the excavation for the new 60 Wall Tower. October 3, 1930. Views 1 and 2 P.L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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