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Plumb Island: Point Breeze, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

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Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

Photo 1 of 3 at Plumb Island: Point Breeze, Brooklyn

Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

1935; 1937

(1) Plumb Island, south side, viewed westward from Point Breeze, showing Sheepshead Bay in the background. Note the steeple of St. Mark's R.C. Church located on Ave. Z and Ocean Ave. In the foreground is a couple of shacks near which are a group of canoes ready for a race. July 7, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, viewed in the opposite direction. July 7, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, a more easterly view of No. 1. April 29, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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