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East River, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.], 1926–1927

    East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.]

    1926; 1927

  • East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.], 1926–1927

    East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.]

    1926; 1927

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.], 1926–1927

Photo 1 of 2 at East River, Brooklyn

East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg Bridge - Newtown Creek - [Austin Nichols and Company.]

1926; 1927

(1) East River, Brooklyn shore line, north from the Williamsburg Bridge to North 3rd Street, showing in the background Austin Nichols Co., grocery distributors, located on the East River, between North 3rd and North 4th Streets. Also shown in the foreground is the American Sugar Refining Company, located between South 1st and South 2nd Streets on the East River. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing more of the upper floors of a building on Kent Ave., between South 5th to South 3rd Streets. Also seen is a skyline of Manhattan, from Delancey to 42nd Streets. September 25, 1927. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, from another angle. August 31, 1926. P. L. Sperr.

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