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East 142nd Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 142nd Street (East)., 1935

    Bronx: 142nd Street (East).

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 142nd Street (East)., 1935

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Bronx: 142nd Street (East).

1935

305 to 319 E. 142nd Street, north side, between College and Third Avenues, viewing eastward toward the latter from the center of the block. April 25, 1935 Berenice Abbott

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