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Clermont Avenue & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1925 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1925–1940

    Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1925; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1925–1940

    Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1925; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1925–1940

    Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

    1925; 1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue, 1925–1940

Photo 2 of 3 at Clermont Avenue & Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Clermont Avenue - Myrtle Avenue

1925; 1940

Clermont Avenue, east side, between Myrtle and Willoughby Avenues, viewing south from the former and showing the 52nd Field Artillery Armory, also known as the 105th Regiment Field Armory. View 2 shows the rear of the armory on the west side of Vanderbilt Avenue, looking toward Myrtle Avenue. View 3 shows another front view, with the extreme right portion of the armory gone. Views 1,2: Eugene L. Armbruster Collection October, 1925 View 3: P. L. Sperr October 12, 1940 143 B/8 View 1: NEG. # 4238 143 B/9 View 2: NEG. # 4236

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