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  • Bronx River - E. 173rd Street., 1928

    Bronx River - E. 173rd Street.

    1928

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Bronx River - E. 173rd Street., 1928

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Bronx River - E. 173rd Street.

1928

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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