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163 9th Street
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Frame house on the north side of 9th Street, between Second and Third Avenues, 1933.
451 Third Avenue
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Duro Instrument Co, 451 Third Avenue; June 15, 1959.
545 Fifth Avenue
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My Archive Spring 2019 "I was walking the avenue with my camera when I came upon an unusual sight. The couple behind the horse were arguing and the woman was complaining about being embarrassed." —Michael Castellano
520 Fourth Avenue
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Worker posing with a siphon form during construction on the BMT Fourth Avenue line, near 13th Street, July 2, 1915. The 8'5" wooden scaffold was used for pouring concrete.
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565 Third Avenue
Brooklyn: 15th Street - 3rd Avenue 15th Street, at Third Avenue. View 1 is east from the avenue and view 2 is weat. P. L. Sperr July 22, 1940 NO REPRODUCTIONS Views 1,2 Viewt NegNo.N-9cs' Viee 2 Neg N. A99S9
575 Third Avenue
Brooklyn: 15th Street - 3rd Avenue 15th Street, at Third Avenue. View 1 is east from the avenue and view 2 is weat. P. L. Sperr July 22, 1940 NO REPRODUCTIONS Views 1,2 Viewt NegNo.N-9cs' Viee 2 Neg N. A99S9
529 Third Avenue
\[Chas A. Schieren Co.] Exterior view of Chas. A. Schieren Co., a lace and leather factory. The location is unknown and the image is not dated.
122 Prospect Avenue
Brooklyn: Prospect Avenue - 3rd Avenue 124-144 Prospect Ave., south side, between Third and Fourth Aves., showing Congregation B'nai Jacob at No. 136, and the Hebrew School at No. 132. June 1926. Brown Brothers.
157 13th Street
Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 13th Street 3rd Avenue, at the northeast corner of 13th Streot. In 1916 this was a metal iactory. P. L. Sperr April 21, 1941
157 13th Street
Brooklyn: 13th Street - 3rd Avenue 13th Stre t, east from Third avenue. P. L. Sperr July 22, 1940 Neg Ne. .~4S760
Prospect Expressway and Hamilton Avenue
Prospect Expressway Caption: "The Prospect Expressway, at the connection to Gowanus Parkway, will look like this to motorists when the first section, from 6th Ave., is opened with ceremonies at p.m. tomorrow. The truck ramp from the expressway to Hamilton Ave. is in the center."
520 Fourth Avenue
\[Siphon form on Fourth Avenue: IRT Brooklyn Line] Photograph of 8'5" diameter wooden siphon form for pouring concrete on Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn of the IRT Brooklyn Line. The camera is on the east side of Fourth Avenue looking west. The image also shows a construction worker, pedestrians, children, and storefronts.
511 Third Avenue
Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 12th Street Third Avenue and 12th Street, n.e. cor., Brooklyn. Neg. no. A-1351 P. L. Sperr, photographer July 22, 1940
Public School 124
Brooklyn 24, P.S. 124 (Silas B. Dutcher), 515 4th Ave; Jerry Spearman, Photographer
Public School 124
Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 13th Street 4th Avenue, east side, from 13th to 14th Streets, showing Public School No. 124. Board of Education or the City of New York September 10, 1930
Public School 124
P.S. 124 Facade of PS 124, a large, three-story, masonry building located at 515 4th Avenue, with flag flying from roof, iron fence along front and side, adjacent buildings on both sides, several school children standing on sidewalk, and large tree and intersecting cobblestone streets in foreground.
199 14th Street
Holy Family School Facade of Holy Family School, a large, three-story, brick Roman Catholic parochial school located on 14th Street near 4th Avenue.
189 Prospect Avenue
Plant Engineering and Equipment Company, 189 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, June 18, 1919.
189 Prospect Avenue
Plant Engineering and Equipment Company, 189 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, June 18, 1919.
200 2 Avenue
200 2 Avenue
493 Third Avenue
Brooklyn: 3rd Avenue - 11th Street 3rd Avenue, north from 11th Street. The Independent Subway passes over the bridge on Ninth Street. P.L. Sperr April 21, 1941
Hamilton Avenue Incinerator
Hamilton Avenue incinerator
Hamilton Avenue Incinerator
Hamilton Avenue incinerator, air pollution devices model
626 Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 17th Street Fourth Ave., west side, from and including 18th to, but not including 17th Streets. Also shown is 18th Street, north side, from and including Fourth, to, but not including Third Aves. The view shows a frame house at 622 Fourth Ave. July 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
221 10th Street
221 10th Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May 1918).
12th Street Reformed Church
Brooklyn: 12th Street - 4th Avenue 12th Street, north side, between Fifth and Fourth Aves, showing the 12th Street Reformed Church at No. 251-12th Street. July 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
554 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 16th Street looking south, May 29, 1940.
16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 16th Street looking north, May 29, 1940.
16th Street Station, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
Hook and Ladder 100, NYFD
Brooklyn: 4th Avenue - 19th Street 635 and 633 4th Avenue, at, and adjoining the N. E. corner of 19th Street. No. 633 (left) is the former fire house of Hook and Ladder 100, New York City Fire Department, hhOw abandoned. April 9, 1939 P. L. Sperr
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
15th Street, BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Fifth Avenue El, Brooklyn, at 15th Street, September 19, 1941. First section demolished at 15th Street, working south from this point.
462 Third Avenue
\[Third Avenue and Ninth Street: IND Crosstown Line] Survey negative documenting the planning and construction of the IND Crosstown Line in Brooklyn. Image shows Third Avenue and Ninth Street sidewalk and roadway conditions.
Tenth Street and Second Avenue
\[Tenth Street and Second Avenue: IND Crosstown Line] Survey negative documenting the planning and construction of the IND Crosstown Line in Brooklyn. Image shows Tenth Street and Second Avenue sidewalk and roadway conditions.
435 Hamilton Avenue
Brooklyn: Hamilton Avenue - 14th Street Hamilton Avenue, east side, between 14th Street and the Gowanus Canal, showing the M. Schneider and Sons soap factory after a fire destroyed the interior. Views 2 and 3 show the same section of the avenue after the soap factory and other buildings were torn down and construction begun on the widening of the avenue as Brooklyn's northerly link in the Belt Parkway systam of highways. P. L. Sperr View 1: April 44, 1931 NO REPRODUCTIONS Views 2,3: October 17, 1940
596 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. View of Fifth Avenue trolley line, shops, pedestrians and cars.
453 Third Avenue
\[Northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 9th Street.] Northeast corner of Third Avenue and 9th Street. 9th Street at right. Blurred- Note: This picture may have been poorly printed - negative looks clear. Photo and negative are incorrectly labeled as the northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and 9th Street.
252 9th Street
\[Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street: IND Crosstown Line] Survey negative documenting the planning and construction of the IND Crosstown Line in Brooklyn. Image shows corner of Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street sidewalk conditions.
Church of the Atonement
Outdoor pulpit Rev. Jeffrey Jennings (?) speaking at outdoor pulpit, Church of the Atonement, 239 17th Street. Parishoners in dress clothes standing on church steps and sidewalk, nine altar boys behind pastor, and woman with baby in carriage in left foreground.
555 Fifth Avenue
5th Ave Section of 5th Avenue business district, looking north from the southwest corner of 15th Street, with several shops, traffic light, street lights, several parked vehicles, one moving automobile, and cobblestone street with trolley tracks in foreground.
460 Third Avenue
\[Third Avenue and Ninth Street: IND Crosstown Line] Survey negative documenting the planning and construction of the IND Crosstown Line in Brooklyn. Image shows Third Avenue and Ninth Street sidewalk and roadway conditions.
555 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Northeastward view showing the Fifth Avenue trolley line, shops, pedestrians and cars.
545 Fifth Avenue
Park Slope, Brooklyn, 5th Avenue, between 14th and 15th. Taken in 1978. I was walking the Avenue with my camera, when I came upon an unusual sight. The couple behind the horse were arguing and the woman was complaining about being embarrassed.
555 Fifth Avenue
\[Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY] Fifth Avenue and 15th Street, Brooklyn, NY. Northward view showing the Fifth Avenue trolley line with a north bound trolley in the distance. Also showing shops, pedestrians and cars.
577 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 16th Street "L" demolition; 5th Ave., north of 16th St., Brooklyn. Sept. 27, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 15h St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
525 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn: 5th Avenue - 13th Street Sections of "L"; 5th Ave., 13th to 12th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 East side of 5th Ave. at 13th St., Brooklyn. Nov. 4, 1941 Loading section of "L" on truck; 5th Ave. north of 14th St., Brooklyn. Oct. 29, 1941 P.L. Sperr, photographer
233 9th Street
Brooklyn: 9th Street - 3rd Avenue 229-233 9th Street, north side, between Fourth and Third Aves. The view shows frame houses at Nos. 225 and from 231-233 9th Street. July 4, 1930. P. L. Sperr.
118 2nd Avenue
For your mail Caption: "For your mail--New 100,000 square feet garage at 12th St. and 2d Ave. being made ready for use next month by the Brooklyn Post Office for housing its increasing number of trucks used to carry the borough's rising volume of mail." Image includes two parked automobiles and street lamp with street signs in foreground.
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