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Staten Island - Oakwood Beach - [Salt meadows.]
Oakwood Beach (Staten Island): Evidence of the perennial struggle of the sea against the land. The ocean is seen eating into the salt meadow. May 22, 1925. P.L. Sperr (2) The beach at low tide. May 23, 1925. P.L. Sperr (3) A promontory from the salt meadows. May 23, 1925. P.L. Sperr
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection
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