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Oxford Street S.) & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Oxford Street S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Oxford Street S.) - Atlantic Avenue

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Oxford Street S.) - Atlantic Avenue, 1941

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Brooklyn: Oxford Street S.) - Atlantic Avenue

1941

South Oxford Street, east side, north from Atlantic Avenue. Note the old homes, with chimneys in the center. P. L. Sperr September 2, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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