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Voorhies Ave & Plumb 1st St, Brooklyn

6 historical photos taken here between 1935 and 1937, oldest first.

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  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.], 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.]

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.], 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.]

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Plumb 1st Street - Voorhies Avenue, 1935

    Brooklyn: Plumb 1st Street - Voorhies Avenue

    1935

  • Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.], 1935

    Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.]

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Voorhies Ave. - Plumb 1st St., 1935

    Brooklyn: Voorhies Ave. - Plumb 1st St.

    1935

  • Brooklyn: Voorhies Ave. - Plumb 1st St., 1937

    Brooklyn: Voorhies Ave. - Plumb 1st St.

    1937

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Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.], 1935

Photo 1 of 6 at Voorhies Ave & Plumb 1st St, Brooklyn

Islands - Plumb Island - [Gerritsen beach - Plumb Beach Channel.]

1935

(1) Plumb Island, at about Plumb 1st Street and Voorhies Ave., viewed northeastward, showing Gerritsen Beach beyond Plumb Beach Channel. July 4, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (2) The same area, looking northeast, showing Gerritsen Beach (left) beyond Plumb Beach Channel. This view shows a view farther west than in No. 1. July 4, 1935. P. L. Sperr. (3) The same, looking northward, showing Gerritsen Beach in the background. July 4, 1935. P. L. Sperr.

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