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East River, Brooklyn

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  • East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg - Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn., 1890

    East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg - Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn.

    1890

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg - Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn., 1890

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East River - Shore and skyline - Williamsburg - Wallabout Bay, Brooklyn.

1890

East River, shore and skyline, Brooklyn: The Williamsburg-Wallabout Bay section northeastward. At the left appears the dome of the Williamsburg Savings Bank in the Broadway-Bedford Street locale. 1880-90

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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