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Hewes Street & Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1903 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.], 1903–1937

    Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.]

    1903; 1913; 1937

  • Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.], 1903–1937

    Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.]

    1903; 1913; 1937

  • Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.], 1903–1937

    Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.]

    1903; 1913; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Hewes Street - Kent Avenue, 1928

    Brooklyn: Hewes Street - Kent Avenue

    1928

  • Brooklyn: Hewes Street - Kent Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Hewes Street - Kent Avenue

    1929

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Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.], 1903–1937

Photo 2 of 5 at Hewes Street & Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

Bridges - Williamsburg Bridge - Brooklyn [Kent Avenue - Construction.]

1903; 1913; 1937

(1) Williamsburg Bridge across East River. This view, taken from about A Kent Ave., Brooklyn, shows its construction. About 1903?. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) A view from the Manhattan side and showing the brick and steel underpinning. The road bed proper is shown projecting eastward to Brooklyn. March 5, 1937. Geo. D. Chinn. (3) The same from an angle. 'Not a dry mount item' Geo. D. Chinn. March 5, 1937.

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