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Bronx Boulevard & south of East 242nd St

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  • Bronx: Bronx Boulevard - south of East 242nd St., 1936-12-03

    Bronx: Bronx Boulevard - south of East 242nd St.

    1936-12-03

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Bronx: Bronx Boulevard - south of East 242nd St., 1936-12-03

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Bronx: Bronx Boulevard - south of East 242nd St.

1936-12-03

Bronx Boulevard, south of East 242nd Street, showing W.P.A. laborers on a street construction job. The view is northward toward the city line of Mt. Vernon, Westchester County; the latter being about 20 feet behind the 2-story homes seen in the background on the north side of East 242nd Street. The Sheffield Farms Company building is at the S.W. corner of the two thoroughfares. December 3, 1936. Works Progress Administration. Federal Art Project photo.

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