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24th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

8 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • Fifth Avenue - 23rd Street looking north, 1941-11-04

    Fifth Avenue - 23rd Street looking north

    1941-11-04

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

  • 5th Avenue at 24th Street, to North, Brooklyn, 1941-11-05

    5th Avenue at 24th Street, to North, Brooklyn

    1941-11-05

  • Fifth Avenue - 23rd Street, southwest corner -, 1941-11-05

    Fifth Avenue - 23rd Street, southwest corner -

    1941-11-05

  • Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 23rd Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 23rd Street

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue, 1941

Photo 1 of 8 at 24th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 24th Street - 5th Avenue

1941

24th Street, west from Fifth Avenue. View 2 is east from Fifth Avenue. P. L. Sperr September 27, 1941 Views 1-3 view 1: Neg. No. A-947

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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