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10th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 10th Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 10th Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 10th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 10th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 10th Street, 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at 10th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 5th Street (West) - 10th Street

1941

6th Avenue, north from Tenth Street. On the right can be seen the Prospect branch of the Brooklyn Public Library and Public School No. 39. P. L. Sperr May 3, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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