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Humboldt Street & Richardson Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Richardson Street - Humboldt Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Richardson Street - Humboldt Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street, 1935

Photo 3 of 3 at Humboldt Street & Richardson Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Richardson Street

1935

(1) 490-504 Humboldt Street, east side, north from Richardson Street. March 3, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing only a view of No. 500. March 3, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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