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West 158th Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 158th Street (West)., 1937

    Manhattan: 158th Street (West).

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Manhattan: 158th Street (West)., 1937

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Manhattan: 158th Street (West).

1937

Wheelock House 661 West 158th Street, Manhattan Federal Art Project "Changing New York" Berenice Abbott, photographer [Note: negative at Museum of the City of New York] Code I A-1, I A-2 Nov. 10, 1937

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