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Gates Avenue & Washington Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Washington Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Washington Avenue, 1941

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Brooklyn: Gates Avenue - Washington Avenue

1941

Gates Avenue(right), east from Washington Avenue. P. L. Sperr August 28, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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