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Battery Place & Washington Street, Manhattan

34 historical photos taken here between 1860 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1910

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1910

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1925

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1925

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1925

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1925

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1930; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1911–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1911; 1930; 1940

  • Battery Place - Washington Street, looking northeast, 1918-06-20

    Battery Place - Washington Street, looking northeast

    1918-06-20

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Battery Place., 1860–1920

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Battery Place.

    1860; 1920

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1923; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1923; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1923; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1923–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1923; 1928; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1926–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1926; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1926–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1926; 1929

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1926–1929

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1926; 1929

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1929

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1929

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1929

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1929

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1929

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1931

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1931

  • Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place, 1931

    Manhattan: Washington Street - Battery Place

    1931

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932–1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932; 1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1932

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1932

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1940; 1941

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Washington Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Washington Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Park - Washington Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Battery Park - Washington Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1940–1941

    Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

    1940; 1941

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Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street, 1926–1929

Photo 16 of 34 at Battery Place & Washington Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Battery Place - Washington Street

1926; 1929

(1) Battery Place, North side, from and including Washington to Greenwich Streets. The view also shows 1-9 Washington Street, at, adjoining, and north of Battery Place. P.L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a full view of the large buildings in the background. P.L. Sperr. (3) A close up of No. 1. P.L. Sperr. March 25, 1926. June 12, 1929.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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