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Lafayette Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

7 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1938, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street, 1930

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street

    1930

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - White Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - White Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Lafayette Street - White Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Lafayette Street - White Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: Franklin Street - Lafayette Street, 1938

    Manhattan: Franklin Street - Lafayette Street

    1938

  • Manhattan: White Street - Lafayette Street, 1938

    Manhattan: White Street - Lafayette Street

    1938

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Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street, 1925

Photo 1 of 7 at Lafayette Street & Franklin Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Lafayette Street - Franklin Street

1925

Lafayette Street, east side, between Franklin and Leonard Streets. The view shows the Lafayette Street entrance to the City Prison, also known as "The Tombs". About 1925.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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