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West Street & Liberty Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1900 and 1939, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street, 1900

    Manhattan: West Street - Cortlandt Street

    1900

  • Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street, 1924

    Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street

    1924

  • Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street, 1930

    Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street

    1930

  • Transportation - Ferry., 1936

    Transportation - Ferry.

    1936

  • Transportation - Ferry., 1936

    Transportation - Ferry.

    1936

  • Transportation - Ferry., 1938

    Transportation - Ferry.

    1938

  • Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street, 1939

    Manhattan: West Street - Liberty Street

    1939

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Transportation - Ferry., 1936

Photo 4 of 7 at West Street & Liberty Street, Manhattan

Transportation - Ferry.

1936

Ferry: West Street, foot of Liberty Street, Manhattan Federal Art Project "Changing New York" Berenice Abbott, photographer [Note: negative at Museum of the City of New York] Code II A-ld Aug. 12, 1936 p. 58, Changing New York

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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