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Washington Ave & DeKalb Ave, Brooklyn

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  • Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - DeKalb Ave., 1942

    Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - DeKalb Ave., 1942

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Brooklyn: Washington Ave. - DeKalb Ave.

1942

Washington and DeKalb Avenues, n.e. corner Brooklyn 6/19/42

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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