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3rd Avenue & State Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street, 1922

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street

    1922

  • Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street

    1931

  • Brooklyn: State Street - 3rd Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: State Street - 3rd Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street, 1931

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Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - State Street

1931

Third Ave., east side, from and including State Street, to, but not including Schermerhorn Street. Also shown is State Street, at and adjoining the N.E. corner of Third Ave. This is a view of Public School No. 15. In the right background of State Street, is the Williamsburg Savings Bank Building. April 13, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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