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51st Street & 19th Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 51st Street - 19th Avenue, 1924

    Brooklyn: 51st Street - 19th Avenue

    1924

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 51st Street - 19th Avenue, 1924

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Brooklyn: 51st Street - 19th Avenue

1924

1954-1964 51st Street, south side, between 20th and 19th Aves., a typical view for this section of Brooklyn. November 8, 1924.

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