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John Street & Jay Street, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: John Street - Jay Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: John Street - Jay Street

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: John Street - Jay Street, 1934

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Brooklyn: John Street - Jay Street

1934

John Street, east from Jay Street. July 31, 1934. P. L. Sperr.

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