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Fire Station with Bell Tower

Date: 1963
Description: View towards the Fire Station, with garage doors and a bell tower on the roof. A road is on the right.
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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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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the town, including business, houses, and railroad tracks cutting through the town.
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Boys' Basketball Team

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Brooklyn boy's basketball undefeated championship team. Standing: Jack Chatsey, Bryant Wackman, Bob Ross, Bill Ames, Ray Bund, Coach John Ponylesanyi; knee...
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Phil Wackman Reading Newspaper

Date: 02 08 1944
Description: Phil "Scoop" Wackman, Brooklyn village banker. He is reading a newspaper with a headline that reads: "Wisconsin Wins Double Overtime," which reminded him o...
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Willis Hazeltine Gravestone at Brooklyn Wisconsin Cemetery

Date: 04 18 1946
Description: Gravestone of Willis W. Hazeltine inscribed, "An Honest Lawyer".
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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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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co.
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MEC&MC Type "AO" Crane in Sugar Refining Operation

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Description: Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company type "AO" crane equipped with three trolleys in the American Sugar Refining Co. Two men are in the cab. Th...
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Tree Growing in Old Commerical Building

Date: 05 19 1963
Description: A small tree growing through a window-opening of stone wall of a ruined old commercial building.
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Partly Demolished Building

Date: 06 01 1963
Description: Exterior view of an old high school building, partly demolished. There is a snow fence in front of the debris.
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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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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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St. John's Hospital Nursery

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Description: Two men, two women, and a number of newborns in the nursery at St. John's Hospital.
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Playground in McLaughlin Park

Date: 1908
Description: The children's playground in McLaughlin Park. Caption reads: "Children's Playground, McLaughlin Park, Tillary Street School."
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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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