Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, October 26, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, August 31, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, showing bearing piles following the curve of the existing subway tunnels, and the wooden girder system spanning one tube; December 7, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, September 14, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, August 31, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, August 17, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, showing bearing piles following the curve of the existing subway tunnels, and the wooden girder system spanning one tube; December 7, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, August 30, 1916. View from Store 62. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, November 9, 1916. Also shows the demolition of the old Pier 17 to make room for the new one. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, October 26, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, September 14, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, December 7, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, September 28, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, November 9, 1916. Underside of the structure viewed from the water. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Steel structure being raised for a building on Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, December 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, showing bearing piles following the curve of the existing subway tunnels, and the wooden girder system spanning one tube; December 7, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, October 26, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, September 28, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, October 12, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, November 23, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, November 9, 1916. Also shows the demolition of the old Pier 17 to make room for the new one. View from the opposite end of the pier. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Steel structure being raised for a building on Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, December 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, November 9, 1916. Also shows the demolition of the old Pier 17 to make room for the new one. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, August 30, 1916. View from Store 67. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, December 7, 1916. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, February 8, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company. Snow on the roof and frozen river.

Interior of Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, March 19, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, January 13, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Interior of Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, March 19, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, January 13, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company. Side view.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, January 13, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company. Side view.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, January 13, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company.

Pier 17, Joralemon Street, Brooklyn, February 8, 1917. Photographed for the Robbins-Ripley Company. Snow on the roof and frozen river.

Ward Line Pier 17, Furman Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. August 1918).

Ward Line Pier 17, Furman Street, Brooklyn, undated (ca. August 1918).