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St. Paul's M.E. Chapel
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The Sullivan Street facade of the former St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Chapel, 1931. An 1886 map lists the chapel as “being built” at the corner of Sullivan and Richards Streets. The church was active at least as late as 1911, when its annual three-day fundraising fair was held in November.

A Tale of Churned Milk: Buttermilk Channel
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Buttermilk Channel is the tidal strait between Brooklyn and Governors Island. The origin of its name is widely disputed, though each story gives us a sense of the historical use of this channel.

FDNY Engine 202
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"FDNY Hook & Ladder Co. 101 and Engine 202, 1959. The two-bay firehouse was opened in 1872, on a lot purchased from Daniel Dougherty the previous year. Proximity to the waterfront kept the resident firefighting companies busy, and by the 1950s, the firehouse was worse for the wear. In 1960, the station’s services were shifted to a new building at the corner of Richards and Seabring Streets, one block east."

Pioneer Iron Works (rear)
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"King Street west of Van Brunt Street to Buttermilk Channel, showing in the background one of the Barber Line S.S. June 9, 1938.” At right is the rear of Pioneer Iron Works. The colossal iron manufacturer's building was first constructed in 1866, then rebuilt in 1881 after a fire. Buttermilk Channel is the narrow strait separating Brooklyn from Governor’s Island. The channel was dredged in 1902 in order to accommodate cargo and passenger ships."

Parochial School of the R.C. Church of the Visitation.
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A Basin Blaze in Brooklyn
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On January 16th, 1954, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported on a fire that devastated the Atlantic Basin and injured a number of firemen.

52 Wolcott Street
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Dougherty Restaurant at Wolcott and Richards Streets, Red Hook; June 15, 1959.

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church, from Red Hook Park, 1931. This is the Visitation congregation’s third church, a Gothic Revival building, built of dark Manhattan schist in 1896 after a fire destroyed the previous building on this site.

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Pier 36

Barber Lines Pier 36, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Unidentified pier under construction, Brooklyn \[?], undated \[ca. May 1916].

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 6, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company. Shot from a nearby roof.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 6, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Barber Lines Pier 36, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Interior of Pier 36 (?), Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, September 30, 1916. Probably photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Interior of Pier 36 (?), Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, September 30, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, May 18, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company from the stores roof.

Pier 36

Battling waterfront blaze Thick smoke billowing from warehouses; pedestrians watching from snow-covered pier at left; fireboat and other moored vessels at left. Caption: "Battling waterfront blaze: From fireboats and ashore, firemen struggle with $3,000,000 blaze roaring through four warehouses on Red Hook waterfront at Atlantic Basin. Fifteen firemen suffered injuries in explosion which ripped out thick wall of one building...."

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, May 18, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company from the Montgomery roof.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin , Brooklyn, June 19, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin , Brooklyn, June 19, 1916. Viewed from the east side. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, July 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 6, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company. Shot from a nearby roof.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, May 18, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company from the stores roof.

Pier 36

Pier 36, viewed from barges, Brooklyn, August 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, viewed from barges, Brooklyn, August 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 20, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company. Shot from a car.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 20, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company. Shot from a float.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, September 30, 1916. Probably photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin , Brooklyn, June 19, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, May 18, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company from the Montgomery roof.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin , Brooklyn, June 19, 1916. Viewed from the west side. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin , Brooklyn, June 19, 1916. Viewed from the west side. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, viewed from Pier 34, Brooklyn, August 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, viewed from Pier 34, Brooklyn, August 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, \[Brooklyn], March 23, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, April 6, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, July 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 36

Pier 36, Atlantic Basin, Brooklyn, May 18, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins Ripley Company. Broken negative.

Pier 36

Unidentified pier under construction, Brooklyn \[?], undated \[ca. May 1916].

207 Commercial Wharf

Directing fire fighters Night view of fire chief and three men in suits standing on snow and looking towards right; firetruck with two firemen in background. Caption: "Directing fire fighters: Fire Chief Peter Loftus, second from left, points to a danger spot at the Atlantic Basic waterfront fire which destroyed four warehouses and caused $3,000,000 loss. Shown, left to right, Fire Marshal Martin Scott, Chief Loftus, District Attorney Edward Silver and new First Deputy Police Commissioner John Kennedy."

207 Commercial Wharf

Look out there, fellow Firemen on firetruck seen from back; one fireman on top of ladder carrying hose. Caption: "Look out there, fellow: Comrades anxiously watching one of their group on aerial ladder directing a stream of water into burning warehouse at Red Hook waterfront fire yesterday afternoon shortly before explosion tore out side of one of the buildings...."

207 Commercial Wharf

Kayoed in fire Damaged firetruck amid rubble and tangle of hoses, probably in Red Hook; background obscured by smoke. Caption: "Kayoed in fire: Smashed by bricks from the wall of an exploded warehouse, this fire engine lies in pile of debris. Two other engines met similar fate."

207 Commercial Wharf

Felled by blaze Fireman on stretcher being lifted into ambulance amid crowd of colleagues and onlookers. Caption: "Felled by blaze: One of the 21 firemen felled in Red Hook warehouse blaze and explosion is carried from the scene."

King Street and Ferris Street

King and Ferris Street Intersection of King and Ferris Streets with warehouses on both sides, tall picket fence with gate in foreground, several piles of bricks, and several workmen in far background. It appears that cobblestone street is about to be constructed.

166 Imlay Street

Stores and rail lines, Atlantic Basin (?), Brooklyn, undated (ca. August 1918).

Pioneer Iron Works (rear)

141 King Street

141 King Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. 1920).

112 Sullivan Street

Sorry New Year Interior scene in cramped kitchen with young man, mother, grandmother and two babies. Caption on verso: "Sorry New Year: Red Hook family enacts tableau of grim tragedy on traditionally happy New Year's Day following flash fire which burned out two floors of house they lived in at 112 Sullivan St. A cousin, left, cares for child as Mrs. Louis Ayala, right, and her mother feed older child in room without heat or electricity."

Christ Protestant Episcopal Church

Christ Chapel Illustration (from a periodical?) of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church, Wolcott Street and Van Brunt Street, with iron fence and gate in front.

Public School 30

P.S. 30 Close-up of PS 30, a large, four-story, brick building located on Wolcott Street near Van Brunt Street, with iron fence along front and intersecting cobblestone streets in foreground.

Public School 30

Brooklyn: Conover Street - Wolcott Street Conover Street, east side, from Wolcott to Sullivan Streets, showing Public School No. 30. The part of the school shown in this view is on Wolcott Street and was erected in 1868. Board of Education of the City of New York September 4, 1930 CREDIT LINE IMPERATIVE

Public School 30

Brooklyn: Conover Street - Wolcott Street Conover Street, east side, from Wolcott to Sullivan Streets, showing Public School No. 30. This is a modern addition to the old P.S. 30 that was erected in 1868 and stands just to the east of this building. Board of Education of the City of New York September 4, 1930

Public School 30

Brooklyn: Wolcott St. - Conover St. Wolcott Street, north side, east of Conover Street, showing part of P. S. No. 30 and Christ Chapel. May 18, 1935. P.L. Sperr.

Parochial School of the R.C. Church of the Visitation.

Parochial School of the Visitation Facade of School of the Visitation, a large, two-story masonry building located, according to the inscription, at Tremont Street near Richards Street, with iron fence along front, tree in far left foreground, portion of attached building in far right foreground, and portions of sidewalk and street in immediate foreground. Note: There is no evidence of a Tremont Street in Brooklyn at the time of cataloging; street has, possibly, been renamed.

Parochial School of the R.C. Church of the Visitation.

Brooklyn: Visitation Pl. - Van Brunt St. Visitation Place, north side, between Van Brunt and Richards Streets, showing Parochial School of the R.C. Church of the Visitation. June 25, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

74 Sullivan Street

Brooklyn: Sullivan Street - Richards Street 74-82 Sullivan Street, north side, between Richards and Van Brunt Streets. June 25, 1931. P. L. Sperr.

351 Van Brunt Street

Shocked and burned out Family group standing amid debris of apartment ravaged by fire. Caption: "Shocked and burned out: Betty, 19, comforts her mother, Anna DeCrescenzo, 41, as her stepfather, Joseph DeCrescenzo, 33, holding Carmine, 7, and their two other children, Jo Ann, 9, and Joseph Jr., 4, watch sadly. Carmine lost his shoes in a fire, which gutted their home at 351 Van Brunt St., early yesterday."

52 Wolcott Street

\[Northwest corner of Wolcott Street.] Northwest corner of Wolcott Street (left) and Richards Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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