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Amsterdam Avenue & West 90th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 90th Street (West), 1936

    Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 90th Street (West)

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 90th Street (West), 1936

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Manhattan: Amsterdam Avenue - 90th Street (West)

1936

Amsterdam Ave., south from and including West 90th Street, showing W.P.A. employees resurfacing the former street car track bed. June 5, 1936. W.P.A. Photo. Federal Art Project.

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