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  • Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

    Public Works - [Brooklyn].

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Public Works - [Brooklyn]., 1935

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Public Works - [Brooklyn].

1935

Richards Street, at the S. W. corner of Dikeman Street, showing W. P. A. men beginning work on a highway improvement project. September 24, 1935 Works Progress Administration Five Boroughs Project

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