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Maiden Lane & Water Street, Manhattan

16 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1930–1936

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1930; 1936

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1936

    Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

    1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1936

    Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

    1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1936–1940

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1936; 1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1936

    Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

    1936

  • Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Maiden Lane - Water Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1940

    Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

    1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street, 1940

    Manhattan: Water Street - Fletcher Street

    1940

  • Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1940

    Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane, 1940

Photo 13 of 16 at Maiden Lane & Water Street, Manhattan

Manhattan: Water Street - Maiden Lane

1940

Water Street, east side, north from and including Maiden Lane, to and including Fletcher Street, as seen from clearance on the s.w. corner. Also shown is Maiden Lane, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Water Street. May 30, 1936. P.L. Sperr View 2, Water Street, north side east of Maiden Lane. May 8, 1940.

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