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Title: Major Deegan Expressway Exit
Description: View of traffic on the Major Deegan Expwy., looking north from the overpass of the southbound Fordham Rd. exit ramp. Also shown is Fordham Hill Houses to the right; and Marble Hill Houses, and White Rock Tea in the distance on the left.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: highways_deegan_fordham_exit_1.jpg

Title: Cross Bronx Expressway New Road Section
Description: Newly opened section of the Cross Bronx Expwy. looking east. The westbound section is still under construction. The road in the foregound is an exit ramp for the Sheridan Expwy. Also seen are Bronx River Houses on the right; and on the left, the old New York Coliseum building (later used as a bus garage) in the West Farms area. Parkchester is in the distance on the left.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: highways_cross_bronx_1.jpg

Title: Fordham Hill Houses
Description: Ground level view of buildings within the housing complex, showing young trees and flowers, automobiles and a portion of a neighboring U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital building.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: housing_fordham_hill_1.jpg

Title: Bruckner Housing
Description: Quonset hut development established for returning veterans after World War II and located at Bruckner Blvd. & Boynton Ave., facing east. In the distance is the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Clason Point Gardens, the first low rise housing project in the Bronx.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: housing_bruckner_blvd.jpg

Title: Art Steel Co.
Description: Demonstrating safety procedures on equipment inside the company at 141st St. & Willis Ave. (now the site of the Mott Haven Houses). The company specialized in steel file cabinets and other office equipment.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: business_art_steel.jpg

Title: Fordham Hill Houses
Description: Aeriel view looking south showing the housing complex between Webb and Sedgwick Aves. Also shown are a prominent gas tank on the right and railroad lines.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: housing_fordham_hill_2.jpg

Title: P.S. 112
Description: Plan for P.S. 112 at 1925 Schleiffelin Ave. Eggers & Higgins, Architects. This school followed the building of Edenwald Houses, and Baychester Houses.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: schools_PS_112_2.jpg

Title: Conover Steel & Wire Co., Inc.
Description: Conver Steel & Wire at 621 E. 132nd St. The company supplies wire, steel, concrete, and plaster for reinforced apartment houses and smaller buildings. Products from this company were used in the construction of the Sedgwick Houses. This view faces south looking toward the Triborough Bridge.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: business_conver_steel_wire_co_2.jpg

Title: Raggamuffin Parade Along Alexander Ave.
Description: Children march along Alexander Ave. south of E. 138th St. in a Raggamuffin Parade sponsored by PAL (Police Athletic League). The apartment buildings shown on the left were torn down for the John Purroy Mitchell Houses after World War II. The 40th Police Precinct building is on the left and is part of the Mott Haven Historic District.
Type: still image
Genre: photograph
Local Identifier: street_138th_third_ave_3.jpg

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