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Lorimer Street & Powers Street, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street, 1907–1941

    Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street

    1907; 1941

  • Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street, 1941-09-22

    Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street

    1941-09-22

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street, 1941-09-22

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Brooklyn: Lorimer Street - Powers Street

1941-09-22

1. Lorimer Street (tracks thereon), east side, south from Powers Street. October 12, 1907. P. L. Sperr. 2. Lorimer St. adjoining s.e. corner of Powers St., B'klyn. Sept. 22, 1941 P. L. Sperr, photographer

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