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Plumb Island, Brooklyn

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

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  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - East Knapp Street - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - East Knapp Street - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 2nd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - 2nd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Beach., 1935

    Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Beach.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (Northeastern end) - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Avenue., 1935–1937

    Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Avenue.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Plumb 1st Street - Brooklyn., 1935–1936

    Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Plumb 1st Street - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Avenue., 1935–1937

    Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Avenue.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Plumb Island at Point Breeze., 1935

    Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Plumb Island at Point Breeze.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935–1937

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Easterly end) - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island (Easterly end) - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Bungalow colony on Rockaway Inlet - Plumb Island beach in Brooklyn.], 1935–1936

    Islands - Plumb Island - [Bungalow colony on Rockaway Inlet - Plumb Island beach in Brooklyn.]

    1935; 1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Point Breeze - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 2nd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - 2nd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - East Knapp Street - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - East Knapp Street - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn., 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Plumb 1st Street - Brooklyn., 1935–1936

    Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Plumb 1st Street - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Plumb Beach Channel in Brooklyn.]

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Plumb Beach Channel - Brooklyn - Gerritsen Avenue.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Plumb Beach Channel in Brooklyn.]

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Easterly end) - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - East Knapp Street - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Point Breeze - Brooklyn.

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Bungalow colony on Rockaway Inlet - Plumb Island beach in Brooklyn.]

    1935; 1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island (South side) - Plumb 1st Street - Brooklyn.

    1935; 1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 1st Street - Boscobel Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 1st Street - Boscobel Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn - [Fire alarm system.]

    1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 1st Street - Boscobel Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island [at the mouth of Sheepshead Bay] - Brooklyn.

    1936

  • Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Rockaway Inlet - [Tidewater Valley in Brooklyn.]

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn - [Administrative buildings of Floyd Bennett Field.]

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North end) - Gerritsen beach - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 3rd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North end) - Gerritsen beach - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Southeastern end) - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeast) - Gerritsen Creek - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 3rd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 3rd Street - Voorhies Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeast) - Gerritsen Creek - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (East) - Rockaway Inlet - [Tidewater Valley in Brooklyn.]

    1937

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

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North) - Gerritsen Inlet - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (North end) - Gerritsen beach - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 1st Street - Boscobel Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Southeastern end) - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - 1st Street - Boscobel Avenue - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn - [Administrative buildings of Floyd Bennett Field.]

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (Northeast) - Gerritsen Creek - Brooklyn.

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island - Brooklyn - [Administrative buildings of Floyd Bennett Field.]

    1937

  • Islands - Plumb Island (West end).

    1937

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Islands - Plumb Island [at the mouth of Sheepshead Bay] - Brooklyn., 1936

Photo 47 of 74 at Plumb Island, Brooklyn

Islands - Plumb Island [at the mouth of Sheepshead Bay] - Brooklyn.

1936

Plumb Island, at the mouth of Sheepshead Bay, on the northern side. The Island has since been joined to the mainland. July 9, 1936. P. L. Sperr.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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