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Amsterdam Avenue & West 179th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 179th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 179th Street (West)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 179th Street (West), 1936

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 179th Street (West)

1936

2400 to 2404 Amsterdam Ave., at, adjoining and north of N.W. corner of West 179th Street (left) as seen across a work project of the W.P.A. in the center of the avenue. W.P.A Photo. Federal Art Project.

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