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West Street & Battery Place, Manhattan

31 historical photos taken here between 1889 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Battery Place - West Street, 1889

    Manhattan: Battery Place - West Street

    1889

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1905–1930

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1905; 1911; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1905–1930

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1905; 1911; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1905–1930

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1905; 1911; 1929; 1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1918

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1918

  • North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street., 1924

    North (Hudson) River - Shore and skyline - Manhattan - Battery - 14th Street.

    1924

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1927; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1927; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1927–1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1927; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - West Street, 1928

    Manhattan: Battery Place - West Street

    1928

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1928

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1928

  • General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.]

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - Battery Place - West Street - Whitehall Building.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1930

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1931–1933

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1931; 1932; 1933

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Battery Park., 1932–1935

    Manhattan: Battery Park.

    1932; 1933; 1935

  • Manhattan: Battery Park Sea Wall., 1937

    Manhattan: Battery Park Sea Wall.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - U.S. Barge Office - Ellis Island Building., 1937

    Manhattan: Battery Park - U.S. Barge Office - Ellis Island Building.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Battery Park Sea Wall., 1937

    Manhattan: Battery Park Sea Wall.

    1937

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - U.S. Barge Office - Ellis Island Building., 1937

    Manhattan: Battery Park - U.S. Barge Office - Ellis Island Building.

    1937

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1939

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1939

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Battery Place and West Street., 1939

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Battery Place and West Street.

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1939

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    1939

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

    Unknown

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Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place, 1929

Photo 14 of 31 at West Street & Battery Place, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Battery Place

1929

15 to 21 West Street, east side, between Battery Place and Morris Street. July 3, 1929. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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