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St. Peter's Church
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St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church and School, 1934. Designed by Patrick Charles Keeley, the Romanesque Revival church was dedicated in 1860. The St. Peter’s School at 101 Warren Street was added in 1866. The church closed in 1975 and was converted into condominiums, retaining much of its exterior features.
103 Columbia Street
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Commercial strip on the east side of Columbia Street, 1934. In the first half of the 20th century, prior to the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's South Brooklyn segment, the docks to the west of Cobble Hill were a major employer and Columbia Street was one of a few vibrant commercial areas serving the community.
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Pier 28
Waterfront fire at its height Smoke coming from warehouse and adjacent grain elevator on Brooklyn waterfront; people gathered on roof of warehouse; tugs and barges on water to right of warehouse.
Pier 30
Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, October 22, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, August 27, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, September 24, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, August 13, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, November 6, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
Pier 30
Interior of Pier 30, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
Pier 30
Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, November 19, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, July 16, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, August 13, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
Pier 30
Interior of Pier 30, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, June 4, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, October 22, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, August 27, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Constructing a pile driver scow at Pier 30, Brooklyn, July 16, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, October 8, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, July 30, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pile driver and crew, Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, June 4, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. May-June 1919). Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, June 3 or 4, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, September 24, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Unidentified Italian dock workers on Pier 30, Brooklyn, November 6, 1918.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, September 10, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, September 10, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, July 30, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, November 6, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, October 8, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 30 at the foot of Irving Street, Brooklyn, July 16, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
Pier 27
Burning freighter searched for bodies Listing freighter with smoke coming from deck; two smaller boats at right. Caption: "Burning freighter searched for bodies: The New York and Cuba Mail Line freighter Panuco, set afire while tied to pier at foot of Columbia St. yesterday, still ablaze early this afternoon as firemen went on board to carry off charred bodies of victims. Note tug and police boat along side at right. Panuco is about a half mile off shore."
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SS Panuco Photograph; aerial photo of freighter SS Panuco after explosion.
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Pier 27 after SS Panuco's explosion and fire Photograph depicting Pier 27 after SS Panuco's explosion and fire; a few men around the debris.
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Pier 27 destroyed Photograph depicting the destroyed Pier 27 in Brooklyn after the pier and freighter SS Panuco fire.
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Pier 27 destroyed Photograph depicting Pier 27 after the SS Panuco explosion and fire.
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Part of the freighter SS Panuco's cargo after the ship burned Photograph depicting parts of the freighter SS Panuco's cargo after the ship burned.
Pier 27
SS Panuco on fire Photograph; aerial photo of SS Panuco on fire, being pushed by a tug.
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Death ship in waterfront blaze Aerial view of fireboats extinguishing fire aboard freighter. Caption: "Death ship in waterfront blaze: Fireboats direct streams of water at the New York and Cuba Mail Line freighter Panuco as it burns on the Gowanus flats. The fatal fire started yesterday on Pier 27, foot of Warren St."
Pier 27
\[Firemen on freighter] Overhead view of firemen inspecting what appears to be the hull of a freighter, presumably damaged in a fire; hoses, crates, and wooden planks scattered about; one fireman towards back looking up at camera.
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Fire victim Man with blanket draped around shoulders sitting in chair and looking ahead. Caption: "Fire victim: Alfred Perrino, who fell in jumping from burning Argentine freighter Rio Parana to a nearby tug, is treated for broken arm and lacerated hand."
Pier 27
Pier 27 destroyed Photograph; aerial view of the destroyed Pier 27 after the freighter SS Panuco and the pier fire.
Pier 27
Freighter SS Panuco on fire Photograph depicting the freighter SS Panuco on fire. A U.S. Customs boat is there to assist.
Pier 27
Freighter SS Panuco destroyed by fire Photograph depicting freighter SS Panuco burning; Coast Guard boats and tugboats try to extinguish fire.
Pier 26
Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, April 19, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, April 19, 1918. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
Pier 26
Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. December 1917). Probably photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, December 3, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, December 3, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, September 24, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, September 24, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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Pier 26 at the foot of Congress Street, Brooklyn, February 11, 1918. Probably photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.
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