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East 138th Street & Exterior Street, Bronx

5 historical photos taken here in 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

    Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

    1937

  • Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

    Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

    1937

  • Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

    Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

    1937

  • Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

    Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

    1937

  • Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

    Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

    1937

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Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street, 1937

Photo 1 of 5 at East 138th Street & Exterior Street, Bronx

Bronx: 138th Street (East) - Exterior Street

1937

(1) E. 138th Street, south side, at Exterior Street. The site in the foreground, is part of the area which the W.P.A. built up as a trailer camp for the convention of the American Legion in 1937. The view is southwestward across Exterior Street and shows the N.Y. State Canal Terminal and bridges (left) spanning the Harlem River. Sept. 14, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project (2) Another section of the trailer camp near the New York Central Railroad tracks. Sept. 20, 1937 W.P.A. Photo Five Boroughs Project

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