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White Street & Centre Street, Manhattan

9 historical photos taken here between 1933 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street, 1933–1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street

    1933; 1938

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street, 1937

    Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street

    1937

  • Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street (Northeast)., 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street (Northeast).

    1938

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street (Northeast)., 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street (Northeast).

    1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street, 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Centre Street

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street, 1937

Photo 4 of 9 at White Street & Centre Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Centre Street - White Street

1937

Centre Street, east side, north from White Street, showing an area where second hand mechanical units are retailed. November 2, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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