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Lafayette Avenue & Cumberland Street, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Cumberland Street, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Cumberland Street

    1941

  • Cumberland Street - Lafayette Street, west side looking north, 1941-06-21

    Cumberland Street - Lafayette Street, west side looking north

    1941-06-21

  • Cumberland Street - Lafayette Street, west side looking north, 1941-06-21

    Cumberland Street - Lafayette Street, west side looking north

    1941-06-21

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Cumberland Street, 1941

Photo 1 of 3 at Lafayette Avenue & Cumberland Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Cumberland Street

1941

Lafayette Avenue (left), at the northwest corner of Cumberland street. P. L. Sperr September 19, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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