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Lafayette Avenue & Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue

    1941

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Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue, 1941

Photo 1 of 2 at Lafayette Avenue & Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Lafayette Avenue - Tompkins Avenue

1941

Lafayette Avenue, north side, between Tompkins and Marcy Avenues. View 1 shows the Hebrew National school, at No. 687; view 2, a private mansion, at No. 671. P. L. Sperr August 26, 1941 Views 1,2

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