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Greenwich Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street

    1941

  • Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street, 1941

    Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street, 1941

Photo 1 of 3 at Greenwich Street & Laight Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Greenwich Street - Laight Street

1941

1-Greenwich Street, west side, and south west corner of Laight Street, looking east wards. 2-Greenwich Street, west side and northwest corner of Laight Street. 3-Laight Street, north side, west from Greenwich Street. P. L. Sperr May 5, 1941 Views 1,2,3

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