Construction of Bronx Public Works photographs 1893-1935 1893-1935.

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Construction of Bronx Public Works photographs 1893-1935 1893-1935.

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Collection of 696 black and white photographs records in detail the construction of the sewers and parkways in the Bronx during the formative years (1893-1935) of the rapid expansion of the City of New York.

7 boxes, 696 photographs ; 3 linear feet.

Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7302183

Lehigh University Libraries, Lehigh Libraries

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