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Fort Washington Avenue & 164th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 164th Street, 1939

    Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 164th Street

    1939

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Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 164th Street, 1939

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Manhattan: Fort Washington Aven - 164th Street

1939

Ft. Washington Ave., north of 164th St. Aug. 21, 1939 P.L. Sperr, photographer

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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