Islands - Barren Island - Jamaica Bay.
(1) Barren Island, north of Flatbush Ave., near Jamaica Bay. April 21, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing a view further northward. July 5, 1931. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection
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