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West Street & Rector Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1923

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1923

  • North (Hudson) River - Piers 6 and 7 of the United Fruit Company., 1926

    North (Hudson) River - Piers 6 and 7 of the United Fruit Company.

    1926

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1927

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1927

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1929–1938

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1929; 1938

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1929

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Rector Street - West Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Rector Street - West Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1937

    Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

    1937

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Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street, 1929

Photo 7 of 9 at West Street & Rector Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: West Street - Rector Street

1929

West Street, east side, south from Rector Street. At the extreme right are the two buildings forming the Whitehall Blgs. These are at Battery Place and look out over Battery Park at the foot of this marginal thoroughfare. July 3, 1929 No's. 1-2 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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