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Columbia Street & Sigourney Street, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931–1932

    Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

    1931; 1932

  • Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931

    Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

    1931

  • Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931

    Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

    1931

  • Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931–1932

    Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

    1931; 1932

  • Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Sigourney Street, 1931

    Brooklyn: Columbia Street - Sigourney Street

    1931

  • Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931–1932

    Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

    1931; 1932

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Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn., 1931

Photo 3 of 6 at Columbia Street & Sigourney Street, Brooklyn

Squatters Colony - Sigourney Street - Brooklyn.

1931

(1) An unemployed squatters shack, in the midst of a dump, near Sigourney Street, south of Columbia Street, Brooklyn. June 6, 1931. P. L. Sperr. (2) Another view, showing the adjacent dump. June 6, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

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