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East 167th Street & Simpson Street, Bronx

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  • Bronx: 167th Street (East) - Simpson Street, 1942

    Bronx: 167th Street (East) - Simpson Street

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx: 167th Street (East) - Simpson Street, 1942

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Bronx: 167th Street (East) - Simpson Street

1942

E. 167th St. adj. n.w. cor. Simpson St. 9-5-1942 P.L. Sperr

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