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West 151st Street & Macombs Place, Manhattan

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  • Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - Macombs Place, 1937

    Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - Macombs Place

    1937

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Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - Macombs Place, 1937

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Manhattan: 151st Street (West) - Macombs Place

1937

West 151st Street, east from Macombs Place (foreground), showing on the north side of the street a portion of the new slum clearance development constructed by the Federal Government under the P.W.A. housing program. March 6, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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