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A Baltimore Street in 1938

A 1938 photograph shows a Baltimore street.

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eet in slum area. Baltimore, Maryland
eet in slum area. Baltimore, Maryland. Source: Library of Congress.

This photo from the Library of Congress is from 1938 and was labeled as a slum area in Baltimore. Any idea where this is?

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Topics1930s · Photography · Streets & Roads

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