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4th Avenue & 40th Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1930, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 40th Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 40th Street

    1930

  • Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 40th Street, 1930

    Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 40th Street

    1930

  • Public Schools - Brooklyn - P.S. 136., 1930

    Public Schools - Brooklyn - P.S. 136.

    1930

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Public Schools - Brooklyn - P.S. 136., 1930

Photo 3 of 3 at 4th Avenue & 40th Street, Brooklyn

Public Schools - Brooklyn - P.S. 136.

1930

4th Avenue, west side, from 40th to 41st Streets, showing Public School No. 136. Board of Education of the City of New 'ork Early 1930's

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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