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Beaver Street & William Street, Manhattan

62 historical photos taken here between 1870 and 1979, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: William Street - Ditmars Street, 1870–1979

    Manhattan: William Street - Ditmars Street

    1870; 1979

  • Manhattan: South William Street - William Street, 1870–1979

    Manhattan: South William Street - William Street

    1870; 1979

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1890

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1890

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1890

  • General view - Lower Manhattan., 1895

    General view - Lower Manhattan.

    1895

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square, 1903-07-08

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square

    1903-07-08

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square, 1903

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square

    1903

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1910–1922

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1910; 1922

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1910–1922

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1910; 1922

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street (South), 1920

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street (South)

    1920

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street, 1923–1931

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street

    1923; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street, 1923

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: William Street - South William Street, 1923

    Manhattan: William Street - South William Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: William Street - South William Street, 1923

    Manhattan: William Street - South William Street

    1923

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street, 1923–1931

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street

    1923; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street, 1923–1931

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street

    1923; 1929; 1931

  • Manhattan: Stone Street - Mill Street, 1925

    Manhattan: Stone Street - Mill Street

    1925

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Mill Lane - William Street (South), 1929

    Manhattan: Mill Lane - William Street (South)

    1929

  • Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane, 1929

    Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane

    1929

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square, 1929

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane, 1929

    Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Exchange Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane, 1929

    Manhattan: South William Street - Mill Lane

    1929

  • Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Exchange Place - William Street

    1929

  • General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.], 1929

    General view - [Manhattan - William Street - New York Cotton Exchange.]

    1929

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street, 1929

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1929

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1929

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square, 1930

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square

    1930

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square, 1930

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square

    1930

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1933

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1933

  • Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street, 1936

    Manhattan: William Street - Beaver Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square., 1936

    Manhattan: Pearl Street - Hanover Square.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Stone Street - William Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Stone Street - William Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Pearl Street., 1936

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Pearl Street.

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Pearl Street, 1936

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Pearl Street

    1936

  • Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Hanover Square - Stone Street

    1939

  • Beaver Street #60 - William Street, southeast corner, 1939

    Beaver Street #60 - William Street, southeast corner

    1939

  • Beaver Street #60, 1952-05

    Beaver Street #60

    1952-05

  • Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    Manhattan: Beaver Street - William Street

    Unknown

  • William Street #27 - Exchange Place

    William Street #27 - Exchange Place

    Unknown

  • Manhattan: South William Street - Beaver Street

    Manhattan: South William Street - Beaver Street

    Unknown

  • General view - East side of Lower Manhattan.

    Unknown

  • General View - Aerial view - Rivers - East River - looking west from Hotel St. George roof garden

    Unknown

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Manhattan: William Street - South William Street, 1923

Photo 14 of 62 at Beaver Street & William Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: William Street - South William Street

1923

(1) William Street, south from and including South William Street. Showing prominently the 11-story Maritime Agency Building, No. 1-3 South William Street. William Street at that point veers to the left and proceeds in an eastward direction. August 20, 1929. P. L. Sperr. Neg. * 1750 (2) A view slightly westward and showing the curved apex of the Merchant Marine House, formerly Delmonico's, at the convergence of South William and Beaver Streets. The Maritime Agency appears on the extreme left. Nos. 5-7 and 9 South William Street, two low buildings, appear on opposite corners of Mill Lane; the first being occupied by Chubb and Son. About 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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