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Herkimer Street & Rochester Avenue, Brooklyn

5 historical photos taken here between 1936 and 1942, oldest first.

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  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue, 1936–1940

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue, 1936–1940

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue, 1936–1940

    Brooklyn: Herkimer Street - Rochester Avenue

    1936; 1940

  • Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street

    1942

  • Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street, 1942

    Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street

    1942

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street, 1942

Photo 4 of 5 at Herkimer Street & Rochester Avenue, Brooklyn

Brooklyn: Rochester Avenue - Herkimer Street

1942

Brooklyn Rochester Ave., Herkimer to Fulton St. A-504 Neg. No/ A-506 P.L. Sperr 5-26-42

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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