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Amsterdam Avenue & 190th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 190th Street, 1927

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 190th Street

    1927

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 190th Street, 1927

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 190th Street

1927

Isabella Home, Amsterdam Avenue, west side, from 190th to 191st Streets. October 26, 1927. P.L. Sperr, Photographer.

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