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Fulton Street & Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Storefronts; Fulton St. El line; M. Henzeloff Carpenter: 1440 Fulton St.-Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn, 1935

    Storefronts; Fulton St. El line; M. Henzeloff Carpenter: 1440 Fulton St.-Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn

    1935

  • View of tenements from Fulton St. El line: Fulton St.-Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn, 1935

    View of tenements from Fulton St. El line: Fulton St.-Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Tompkins Ave. - Decatur St., 1936

    Brooklyn: Tompkins Ave. - Decatur St.

    1936

  • Tompkins Avenue at Fulton Street, to , Brooklyn, 1942-05-14

    Tompkins Avenue at Fulton Street, to , Brooklyn

    1942-05-14

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue

    1942

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Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue, 1942

Photo 5 of 6 at Fulton Street & Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Fulton Street - Tompkins Avenue

1942

1. North side of Fulton St., west of Tompkins Ave., Brooklyn. May 14, 1942 2. Fulton St. at Tompkins Ave. and eastward, Brooklyn. May 14, 1942 P.L. Sperr, photographer

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