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Joralemon and Court Streets
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Intersection of Joralemon and Court Streets, with Borough Hall (at left) and the Fulton Street Elevated tracks (in the distance), July 23, 1907. The entrances to the soon-to-be opened IRT subway station at Borough Hall are visible on either side of Joralemon Street, flanked by the iconic subway globe lights. The manure noticeable on the street testifies to the continued employment of horses for the transportation of goods (if no longer people).
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2020 Wrap Up: Best Images in Show
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Oy! 2020 has been a whirlwind, but we sure made a lot of interesting discoveries along the way. Here's a round-up of our partners' favorite historical photos and finds from the year. More to come over the next few weeks!
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NYC with RBG
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In December 2018, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down with NPR’s Nina Totenberg for an exclusive interview presented by the Museum of the City of New York. During this sold-out discussion, Justice Ginsburg spoke about her love of opera, her New York City roots, and why, after years in Washington, she still considered herself a Brooklynite. Take a virtual look at RBG's NYC, through places she remembered fondly and those she would have frequented in her youth.

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Joralemon and Court Streets

\[Joralemon and Court Streets: IRT Brooklyn Line] Survey photograph documenting conditions at Borough Hall Station in Brooklyn Heights at the intersection of Court and Joralemon Streets on the IRT Brooklyn Line. View of the intersection near recently installed subway entrances. The camera is at the southwest corner of Court and Joralemon Streets, looking northeast showing the restored street.
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Joralemon and Court Streets

Joseph Caramanica Close-up (portrait) of Joseph Caramanica, owner of shoeshine stand at Court Street and Joralemon Street, wearing apron and wool cap.
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Joralemon and Court Streets

Shoeshine stand at Court & Joralemon Sts Joseph Caramanica, wearing apron and wool cap, standing in doorway of shoeshine stand at Court Street and Joralemon Street with "8" on wall above "Shoe \[sh]ine" sign; newspaper/candy stand with "205 Boro Hall ..." over opening on far right with person standing inside.
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Joralemon and Court Streets

Joseph Caramanica & helper Close-up of Joseph Caramanica and African American man (on left), both wearing aprons and wool caps, standing in doorway of Caramanica's shoeshine stand at Court Street and Joralemon Street in Brooklyn Heights.
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