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Islands - Barren Island (North) - [Floyd Bennett field - Municipal airport.]
(1) Barren Island, showing bathers and pleasure seekers near the Floyd Bennett Field (Municipal airport) on the northern part of the island. July 5, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, further along the shore to the south. July 5, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, farther north. July 5, 1931. P. L. Sperr.
Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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