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Mermaid Avenue & West 19th Street, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Mermaid Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1936

    Brooklyn: Mermaid Avenue - 19th Street (West)

    1936

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Brooklyn: Mermaid Avenue - 19th Street (West), 1936

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Brooklyn: Mermaid Avenue - 19th Street (West)

1936

Mermaid Ave., north side, at West 19th Street. A view of Our Lady of Solace R.C. Church. (Coney Island). May 17, 1936 P.L. Sperr

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