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8th Street & 6th Avenue, Brooklyn

7 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: 7th Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: 7th Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Brooklyn: 7th Street - 6th Avenue, 1930

    Brooklyn: 7th Street - 6th Avenue

    1930

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Flowers - [Brooklyn]., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Flowers - [Brooklyn].

    1936

  • Occupations - Peddlers - Flowers - [Brooklyn]., 1936

    Occupations - Peddlers - Flowers - [Brooklyn].

    1936

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue, 1936–1941

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    1936; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue, 1936–1941

    Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

    1936; 1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue, 1936–1941

Photo 6 of 7 at 8th Street & 6th Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: 8th Street - 6th Avenue

1936; 1941

339 8th Street, adjoining the northwest corner of Sixth Avenue, showing the Young Men's Hebrew Association. View 2 shows the place boarded. P. L. Sperr View 1: July 4th, 1936 View 2: May 3rd, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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