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9th Street & 6th Avenue, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1940–1941

    Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1940; 1941

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue, 1940–1941

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Brooklyn: 9th Street - 6th Avenue

1940; 1941

369 to 375 9th Street, west of, adjoining, and at the N. W. corner of Sixth Avenue. The Knights of Columbus occupy the house at number 371. View: June 14, 1940 P. L. Sperr View: The same building and the Y.M.C.A.

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