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Scholes Street & Humboldt Street, Brooklyn

9 historical photos taken here between 1934 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street, 1934–1937

    Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street

    1934; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1934–1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1934; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1934–1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1934; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street, 1934–1937

    Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street

    1934; 1937

  • Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street, 1934

    Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street

    1934

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1934–1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1934; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1934–1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1934; 1935

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street, 1935

    Brooklyn: Scholes Street - Humboldt Street

    1935

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street, 1934–1937

Photo 4 of 9 at Scholes Street & Humboldt Street, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Humboldt Street - Scholes Street

1934; 1937

(1) Humboldt Street, west side, north from Scholes Street. Scholes Street, is in the foreground. October 25, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same, showing new buildings erected under the Federal Housing Act. July 23, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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