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Water Street & Dover Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

    1936

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Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street, 1936

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Manhattan: Water Street - Dover Street

1936

Water Street, west side, south from the Brooklyn Bridge (overhead); the street on the far side of fence is Dover Street. Prominent buildings shown, are the Cities Service and the Bank of Manhattan. March 20, 1936. P. L. Sperr. ASSUMING STREET TO BE NORTH AND SOUTH

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