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East River, Manhattan

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  • East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 92nd and 96th Streets - Queensborough Bridge., 1934

    East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 92nd and 96th Streets - Queensborough Bridge.

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 92nd and 96th Streets - Queensborough Bridge., 1934

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East River - Shore and skyline of Manhattan between East 92nd and 96th Streets - Queensborough Bridge.

1934

East River, shoreline, north from East 92nd to 96th Streets, showing the Riverside Fuel Co. coal yard between East 93rd and 94th Streets and the Consolidated Edison Co. plant between East 95th and 96th Streets. October 1, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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