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St. Nicholas Avenue & 171st Street, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 171st Street, 1932

    Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 171st Street

    1932

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 171st Street, 1932

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Manhattan: St. Nicholas Avenue - 171st Street

1932

1226 St. Nicholas Avenue, east side, between 171st and 172nd Streets, a 2 1/2-story frame house. 1932. J. Clarence Davies Collection, Museum of the City of New York.

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