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Overlook Terrace & West 187th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: Overlook Terrace - 187th Street (West), 1923

    Manhattan: Overlook Terrace - 187th Street (West)

    1923

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Manhattan: Overlook Terrace - 187th Street (West), 1923

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Manhattan: Overlook Terrace - 187th Street (West)

1923

Overlook Terrace, north from West 187th Street. On the hill is the Witherspoon residence and the George Gray Barnard studio, February 3, 1923 E.P. Chrystie

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