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The east side of First Avenue from 32nd (right) to 33rd (left) Streets, showing a gas station occupying this entire frontage, September 10, 1928.
Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via NYPL
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The east side of First Avenue from 32nd (right) to 33rd (left) Streets, showing a gas station occupying this entire frontage, September 10, 1928.
Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via NYPL
NEW YORK, 1934 High Tide, East River Pier With Otto Of New York Sign, By Percy Loomis Sperr, Black And White Photography Glass Negative
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NEW YORK, Vintage 1934 High Tide On The East River Pier With Otto Of New York Sign, Original Piece By Percy Loomis Sperr, Americana Collectibles, Black And White Photography Glass Negative. Antiques, Cinema And Photography Interest, Historical Collectibles, Analogue Darkroom Photography Art, Historical Documents, Oddities, Art. Dimensions 4 x 6 inches. Antique Condition. NOTE: the images are an approximate positive done just using a very basic scan of the glass plate. The images are an approximate of the real final print.
Percy Loomis Sperr - Photograph of ships: “El Chicc and Schr Alvena”, 1933
Tiffany Street near East 167th Street in the Bronx, April 26, 1938
Photo by Percy Loomis Sperr
Would you happen to have any images of the High Bridge?
See below. The bridge, which is for pedestrians only, crosses the Harlem River from Manhattan to the Bronx.
The two photos above are from 1923.
The photo above, taken from the water tower, is from 1934. Photographer was Percy Loomis Sperr.
Finally, the postcard above, by the Union News Co., is from sometime between 1915 and 1930.
All photos from NYPL
If you want to see more, this is a link to the NY Public Library's digital collections, which you can search.
DeRobertis Pasticcheria, 176 1st Ave., was at the same location from 1904 to 2014, selling Italian pastries. This was taken in April 1928.
Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via The Old NY Page, Facebook
A traveling library on Staten Island, 1923. The book wagon was operated by the Extension Division of the New York Public Library.
Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via NYPL
The first night of Passover is a week away. This pickle store reminds people to put their orders in early, ca. 1925.
Photo: Percy Loomis Sperr via Hulton Archives/Jewish Daily Forward