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Brooklyn High School

Date: 1905
Description: View of high school in Brooklyn, with trees in the schoolyard.
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Wooden Lawn Chairs

Date: 06 01 1963
Description: A set of wooden lawn chairs are in the foreground on a lawn. They are facing a tree-lined residential street.
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Brooklyn Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of railroad tracks and station.
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Labor Day Parade

Date: 1955
Description: The Brooklyn Grange parade float in a Labor Day parade. Men and women on the float mimic various household and recreational activities.
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Mobil Gasoline Station Sign

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: A Mobil gasoline service station sign is in the foreground. Across the street is a blacksmith shop. On the left is a residential home next to the blacksmit...
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Gotham Theater and Street Scene

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Description: A view of Gotham Theater and a surrounding street scene, featuring trolleys, horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and an elevated railway.
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Prospect Park

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Description: Sheep grazing and resting by a tree in a park with rolling hills. Caption reads, "Hand Colored, Sheep - Prospect Park. Brooklyn, N.Y."
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Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged

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Description: Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an...
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Shore Road Hospital

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Description: View across road toward the Shore Road Hospital. A gate stands at the edge of the property at the sidewalk and leads to stairs and the entrance of the hosp...
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the largest ward in St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. Nurses and doctors are standing by patients. One of the patients is sitting next to a...
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St. John's Hospital

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Description: Interior of the sun parlor of the childrens' ward at St. John's Hospital, started in 1952. A nurse sits between two children in wheelchairs.
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Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

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Description: Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The main lobby features two railings that lead toward a staircase. Mirrors line both sides of the lobby along with...
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Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

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Description: Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The mezzanine lounge features a couch, tables, mirrors, and an ornate ceiling overlooking the seating of the groun...
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Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

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Description: Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The view, taken from the mezzanine, features the stage, seating, and side balconies and a chandelier hangs from th...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Brooklyn, Wis."
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Residential Street

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Description: A view down a tree-lined dirt road in a residential area. Houses and sidewalks line both sides of the road, and pedestrians are in the far background.
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Main Street

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Description: A group of commercial buildings, including the Brooklyn Mercantile Company, the Brooklyn State Bank, and a candy shop.
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Residential Street

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Description: View down a tree-lined dirt road in a residential area. A car is parked at the curb in the distance.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

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Description: View across lawn of the exterior of church building. In the background on the right a tent is pitched in the lot between the church and a house.
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Creamery

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Description: View from road of the exterior of the creamery. The main building features a gable roof, a cupola, two chimneys, as well as a garden in front. There are th...

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