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4th Avenue & 36th Street, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street, 1930–1940

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street

    1930; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street, 1930–1940

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street

    1930; 1940

  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 36th Street

    1930

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

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Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

Photo 7 of 7 at 4th Avenue & 36th Street, Brooklyn

Public Works - [Brooklyn].

1935

36th Street, west from (No. 415) and across 4th Ave., showing construction operations on a sewer project of the Works Progress Administration. Views 1 and 2 show the same section of the street; view 2 is west from and across 3rd Avenue; view 4 shows the north side of the street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues, looking east. Late 1935 Views 1,2,3,4 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

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