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East 17th Street & Church Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: 17th Street (East) - Church Avenue, 1936

    Brooklyn: 17th Street (East) - Church Avenue

    1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: 17th Street (East) - Church Avenue, 1936

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Brooklyn: 17th Street (East) - Church Avenue

1936

East 17th Street, north from Church Avenue, showing n W. P. A. sewer project. September 14, 1936 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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