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52nd Street & 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue

    1935

  • Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue, 1935

Photo 1 of 2 at 52nd Street & 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 52nd Street - 4th Avenue

1935

52nd Street, east from near 4th Avenue, showing a W. P. A. sewer project. October, 1935 Views 1,2 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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