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Herkimer Street & Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn

3 historical photos taken here between 1929 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue, 1929

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue

    1929

  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue, 1940

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue

    1940

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue, 1940

Photo 3 of 3 at Herkimer Street & Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Kingston Avenue

1940

Herkimer Street, west from Kingston Avenue. On the south side of the street, but actually not seen here, is the Brooklyn Orphan Asylum grounds. September 13, 1940 P. L. Sperr

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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