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Elizabeth Street & Bayard Street, Manhattan

2 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Bayard Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Elizabeth Street - Bayard Street

    1932

  • Street scenes - Chinatown., 1940

    Street scenes - Chinatown.

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Street scenes - Chinatown., 1940

Photo 2 of 2 at Elizabeth Street & Bayard Street, Manhattan

Street scenes - Chinatown.

1940

Street Scenes: Chinese delicacies and curios for sale to tourists in New York's Chinatown. The writer believes this setting to be on Bayard Street, slightly west of Elizabeth Street. 1940 Alexander Alland, photo

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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