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Williamsburg Bridge & betw. Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

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  • General View - Brooklyn - Williamsburg Bridge - betw. Kent Avenue - Wythe Street., 1937

    General View - Brooklyn - Williamsburg Bridge - betw. Kent Avenue - Wythe Street.

    1937

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  • Kent Avenue & 9th Street, Brooklyn (2 photos)
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General View - Brooklyn - Williamsburg Bridge - betw. Kent Avenue - Wythe Street., 1937

Photo 1 of 1 at Williamsburg Bridge & betw. Kent Avenue, Brooklyn

General View - Brooklyn - Williamsburg Bridge - betw. Kent Avenue - Wythe Street.

1937

A general view north from the Williamsburg Bridge at a point between Kent Ave. (left) and Wythe Street (right). South 5th Street is in the foreground (not shown). The Austin Nichols and Company warehouse seen in the background is on the N.W. corner of Kent Ave. and North 3rd Street. June 25, 1937. P. L. Sperr.

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