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Knapp Street & Avenue X, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1935, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X, 1935

    Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X, 1935

    Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X

    1935

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Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X, 1935

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Brooklyn: Knapp Street - Avenue X

1935

Knapp Street, north from and across Avenue X. In the foreground are W. P. A. workmen near Shell Bank Creek. Across the creek, on the right, are a group of dwellings fronting on Allen Avenue. July, 1935 Views 1,2 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

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