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Boston Road & Wilkins Avenue, Bronx

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  • Bronx: Boston Road - Wilkins Avenue, 1942

    Bronx: Boston Road - Wilkins Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: Boston Road - Wilkins Avenue, 1942

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Bronx: Boston Road - Wilkins Avenue

1942

Boston Road n.e. from Wilkins Ave. P.L.Sperr 9-5-1942

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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