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Barker Avenue & Thwaites Place, Bronx

2 historical photos taken here in 1938, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place, 1938

    Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place

    1938

  • Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place, 1938

    Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place

    1938

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place, 1938

Photo 2 of 2 at Barker Avenue & Thwaites Place, Bronx

Bronx: Barker Avenue - Thwaites Place

1938

Barker Avenue, west side, north from Thwaites Place. April 3, 1938. P.L. Sperr

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