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Water Street & Catherine Slip, Manhattan

10 historical photos taken here between 1920 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1920

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1920

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1924

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1924

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1924

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1924

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1927

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1927

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1927

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1927

    Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

    1927

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street, 1932–1938

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street

    1932; 1938

  • Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street, 1932–1938

    Manhattan: Catherine Slip - Water Street

    1932; 1938

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Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip, 1927

Photo 8 of 10 at Water Street & Catherine Slip, Manhattan

Manhattan: Water Street - Catherine Slip

1927

(1) Water Street, north side, east from Catherine Slip. Also shown is Catherine Slip, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Water Street. 9 Catherine Slip, adjoining the N.E. corner of Water Street, is a frame house. (Direction of Water Street is arbitrarily set to run east and west). September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a closer view of No. 396 Water Street, adjoining the N.E. corner of Catherine Slip, the home of "the second oldest Indian" in the United States. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, showing a closer view of said antique. September 7, 1927. P. L. Sperr.

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