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Putnam Avenue & Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1941 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Madison Street at Bedford Avenue and , North side to , Brooklyn, 1941-08-24

    Madison Street at Bedford Avenue and , North side to , Brooklyn

    1941-08-24

  • Bedford Avenue - Madison Street, northeast corner, 1941-08-24

    Bedford Avenue - Madison Street, northeast corner

    1941-08-24

  • Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue, 1941

    Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue

    1941

  • Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue, south side looking east, 1942-05-14

    Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue, south side looking east

    1942-05-14

  • Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue, 1941

Photo 3 of 5 at Putnam Avenue & Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Putnam Avenue - Bedford Avenue

1941

Putnam Avenue, east from Bedford Avenue, showing the north side of the avenue. August 30, 1941

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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