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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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Methodist Episcopal Church in Brooklyn

Date: 1905
Description: View of entrance way to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Lovers' Lane

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Description: Two couples standing in the woods. Caption reads: Lovers' Lane, Forest Hill Park, Brooklyn, N.Y."
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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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Cypress Hill Cemetery

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Description: A stone archway over the entrance of Cypress Hill Cemetery.
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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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Glennwood Road School

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Description: A view of the exterior of the Glennwood Road School in Brooklyn, with children playing baseball outside.
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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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First Church of Christ, Scientist

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Description: View across intersection toward the church, which has a tall, polygonal main building. Many of the windows are arched and contain stained glass.
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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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Orpheum Theatre

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Description: Exterior of the Orpheum Theatre, which opened in 1900. Designed by Frank Freeman in the Beaux-Arts style, the facade features sculptures, a marquee, and ba...
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East River and Brooklyn Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. City buildings stretch as far as the horizon.
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East River and Brooklyn Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View of the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge. Several boats and ships sail down the river and industrial buildings and skyscrapers stand in the foregroun...
Postcard

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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