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68th Street & 12th Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1931, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue, 1925

    Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue

    1925

  • Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue, 1931

    Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue

    1931

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Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue, 1925

Photo 1 of 2 at 68th Street & 12th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 68th Street - 12th Avenue

1925

1209-68th Street, north side, east of Twelfth Avenue, showing the home of Wm. F. Davis in 1925. December 10, 1925. W. B. Vernam

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