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Ralph Avenue & Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn

2 historical photos taken here between 1940 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue

    1940

  • Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue, 1942

    Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue, 1942

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Brooklyn: Ralph Avenue - Atlantic Avenue

1942

Ralph Ave., e.s., s. fr. Atlantic Ave., B'klyn. June 5, 1942. P. L. Sperr, photographer

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