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Franklin Avenue & Clifton Place, Brooklyn

4 historical photos taken here in 1941, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place

    1941

  • Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place, 1941

    Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place

    1941

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place, 1941

Photo 3 of 4 at Franklin Avenue & Clifton Place, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Franklin Avenue - Clifton Place

1941

Franklin Avenue, south from Clifton Place. View 2 is north from Quincy Street, showing the "El" on Lexington Avenue. P. L. Sperr August 24, 1941 Views 1 2

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