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Squatters Colony, Manhattan

17 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1931–1937

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1931; 1932; 1933; 1937

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1931–1937

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1931; 1932; 1933; 1937

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1931–1937

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1931; 1932; 1933; 1937

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932–1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932; 1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932–1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932; 1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932–1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1932; 1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

  • Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1933

    Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

    1933

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine., 1932

Photo 7 of 17 at Squatters Colony, Manhattan

Squatters Colony - Camp Thomas Paine.

1932

(1) A part of Camp Thomas Paine. Fall 1932. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another view, in the same camp. September 7, 1933. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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