The Grit and Groove of Brooklyn in the 1970s Through Photos That Showcase a Decade of Change

#1 Palm Reading and Gaming Booth at Astroland Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#2 Fast Food Restaurants on Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1971

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#3 Boycott at Public School 251 Over Tilden Housing Project Admissions, Brooklyn, 1973

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#4 View of Walentas Building, Sweeney Building, and Empire Stores, Brooklyn, 1974

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#6 Cantalupo Realty on 85th Street, Alleged Mafia Involvement, Brooklyn, 1970

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#7 Caplan Buick-Opel Dealership, Allegedly Owned by Joseph Colombo, Brooklyn, 1970

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#8 Brooklyn Social Club Raided, Alleged Mafia Torture Chamber, 1970

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#9 Signage at Coney Island’s Astroland Park, Brooklyn, 1971

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#10 Police and Media Outside Junkyard Crime Headquarters, Brooklyn, 1972

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#11 Three People on Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1972

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#12 Cars Lined Up for Gas During Oil Crisis, Brooklyn, 1973

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#13 Man Eating Hot Dog in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#14 Woman Standing on Surf Avenue, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#15 Lions Club Member at Home With Honor Parade, Brooklyn, 1973

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#16 Exterior of Brooklyn Academy of Music, 1973

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#17 ‘Tornado’ Roller Coaster at Coney Island’s Astroland Park, Brooklyn, 1973

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#18 Woman Feeds Baby Ice Cream on Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, 1973

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#19 Man Playing Games at Astroland Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#20 Pedestrians on West 12th Street at Astroland Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#21 Crowded Coney Island Boardwalk with Partial View of ‘Tornado,’ Brooklyn, 1973

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#22 Group in Front of Gaming Booth at Astroland Park, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973

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#23 Empire Stores with Partial View of Brooklyn Bridge, 1974

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#24 Unemployment Line in Brooklyn, 1974

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#25 Corner Store Under Elevated Train Tracks at Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, 1974

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#26 Two Teenage Girls in Front of Graffiti Wall, Lynch Park, Brooklyn, 1974

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#27 Building Partially Gutted by Fire Across from Lynch Park, Brooklyn, 1974

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#28 Boys Behind Chain Link Fence in Lynch Park, Brooklyn, 1974

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#29 Vanderbilt Avenue Architecture, Brooklyn, 1974

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#30 Renovated Brownstone Apartments in Brooklyn, 1974

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#31 Couple on a Bench at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1974

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#32 People Driving Bumper Cars at Coney Island’s Astroland Park, Brooklyn, 1974

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#33 Woman Walking Past Ruined Buildings in Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#34 Buildings at Old Fulton Street with Brooklyn Bridge in Background, Brooklyn, 1975

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#35 Buildings at 4 and 2 Water Street, Once the Franklin House Hotel, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#36 Shuttered Windows of the Empire Stores at 53-83 Water Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#37 Southeast View Toward Old Fulton and Water Streets, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#38 Westward View Across Empire Stores Grounds, Brooklyn Bridge in Background, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#39 Northward View on Everit Street Toward Waterfront Restaurant and McCann’s Bar, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#40 Men Outside Waterfront Restaurant at Water Street and Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#41 Beach and Boardwalk at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#42 Northward View on Clinton Street Between Livingston and Schermerhorn Streets, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#43 South Bushwick Reformed Church, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#44 Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#45 Skyline of Lower Manhattan from Manhattan Bridge Overpass, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#46 Westward View Across Empire Stores Grounds at 53-83 Water Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#47 Fried Trading Building, Possibly at 411-415 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#48 Westward View on Broadway to 195 Broadway, Originally Sparrow Shoe Factory, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#49 Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch in Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#50 Heights Casino at 75 Montague Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#51 Visitors at New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#52 Northward View from Williamsburg Bridge Showing Manhattan Skyline, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#53 Boys on South Side of Broadway Between Berry Street and Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#54 Men Outside a Rundown Property in Brooklyn, 1975.

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#55 Young Women at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#56 Children on Derelict Garage in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#57 Surf Avenue in Coney Island with Cyclone Roller Coaster and Wonder Wheel, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#58 Henry Ward Beecher Statue Near Downtown Post Office, Brooklyn, 1976.

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#59 Crowd at Gregory & Paul’s Beachfront Fast-Food Kiosk, Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1976.

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#60 People on Crowded Brooklyn Sidewalk, 1977.

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#61 Mourner at Carlo Gambino’s Funeral, Our Lady of Grace Church, Brooklyn, 1976.

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#62 Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#63 Buildings at 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 Orange Street, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#64 Southward View on Clinton Street from Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#65 Southwest View from Empire Stores Across East River to Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#66 Southwest View from Williamsburg Bridge to Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#67 Southward View Over East River from Williamsburg Bridge Foot, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#68 Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile, Eastern Facade, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#69 Brooklyn Bridge, 1977.

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#70 Police Officers and Passersby Stand in Front of a Damaged Storefront Looting in the Wake of the Blackout, Brooklyn, 1977

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#71 People Walk Across from the Brooklyn Bridge During the 1977 Blackout Power Failure, Brooklyn, 1977

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#72 Children Cool Off Under the Spray from a Fire Hydrant Sprinkler in Brooklyn’s Bushwick Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 1977

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#73 Children Dance Under the Spray from a Fire Hydrant Sprinkler in Brooklyn’s Bushwick Neighborhood, Brooklyn, 1977

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#74 Residents of Bushwick Watch Kids Play in Open Fire Hydrants on a Hot Summer Day, Brooklyn, 1977

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#75 The Car Belonging to Robert Violante, Parked in Bath Beach Where Violante and Stacy Moskowitz Were Shot by David Berkowitz, Brooklyn, 1977

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#76 New Yorkers Jam the Brooklyn Bridge After a Power Outage Shuts Down the Subway System, Brooklyn, late 1970s

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#77 View Looking Southwest Across the East River to the Brooklyn Bridge and Twin Towers, Brooklyn, circa 1978

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#78 View Looking North on Washington Street from Front Street to the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn, circa 1978

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#79 Pedestrians Head to Nathan’s Hot Dog Stand at Coney Island Beach, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#80 Man Carries a Newspaper Under an Elevated Subway Track in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1979

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#81 Cast of ‘The Warriors’ Pose in Front of Graffiti-Covered Store Fronts at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1979

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#82 Elevated View Along a City Street in Brighton Beach with Pedestrians and Shoppers, Brooklyn, 1979

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#83 Scene from ‘The Warriors’ with the Gang Walking Along Bowery Street in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1979

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#84 Residents Stand on Fire Escapes Behind Joe & Mary’s Restaurant Where Mafia Boss Carmine Galante Was Gunned Down, Brooklyn, 1979

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#85 The Body of Nino Cappolla Carried from Joe and Mary’s Restaurant After Being Shot Dead, Brooklyn, 1979

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#86 Chassidim on Lee Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1979

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#87 Children Playing in Brooklyn, 1972

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#88 People Still Live in a Building Next to Burnt Ruins in Brooklyn, 1974

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#89 Scene Near Lynch Park in Brooklyn, 1974

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#90 Skyline of Downtown Manhattan from a Rotting Brooklyn Pier, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#91 Williamsburg Bridge Crosses East River from Brooklyn to Manhattan, Brooklyn, ca. 1973

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#92 Brooklyn Street, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#93 Latin Youths at Lynch Park in Brooklyn, 1974

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#94 Three Young Girls Pose in Front of an Abandoned Car in Brooklyn, 1973

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#95 Aerial View of Downtown Manhattan with Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#96 Four Girls Have Fun on a Tire Swing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1977

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#97 Brooklyn Bridge Tower Emerging Behind 19th Century Buildings on Front Street, Brooklyn, 1975

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#98 Classic View of the Manhattan Bridge Tower in Brooklyn, 1974

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#99 Aerial View of the Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan, 1970s

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#100 Three Young Boys Pose in Front of a Graffitied Wall in a Brooklyn Park, 1973

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#101 Two Young Girls Pose in Front of a Graffitied Wall in Brooklyn, 1973

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#102 Kids Playing in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, ca. 1973

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#104 Coney Island, Brooklyn,1970s

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#105 Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1970s

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#106 Temporary ramp on the Brooklyn Bridge during renovation of pedestrian and biking path, serious disrepair evident, 1970s

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#107 Aerial view of the East River featuring the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges, 1970s.

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#108 Jewish woman window shopping at a Kosher butcher shop in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1970s.

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#109 Young teenager’s silhouette playing stickball in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 1978.

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#110 Exercise class for seniors in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#111 Senior citizens exercise on the sand in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Summer 1977.

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#112 The Montague at 105 Brooklyn Heights Montague Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#113 RKO Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn, 1974.

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#114 Brownstone apartments under renovation in Brooklyn, year unspecified.

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#115 Catholic schoolgirls posing for a photo in Brooklyn, 1977.

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#116 Park Slope recycling center in Brooklyn handles three tons of newspapers weekly, 1973.

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#117 Family flashes rabbit ear sign from a school bus in Brooklyn, 1976.

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#118 Towel with Humphrey Bogart’s likeness on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#119 Brownstone apartments under renovation in Brooklyn, year unspecified.

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#120 Shop fronts on Brooklyn Heights 107 Montague Street, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#121 RKO Bushwick Theater in Brooklyn, 1974.

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#122 Brooklyn shipyards, 1974.

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#123 Exterior of a drugstore selling kosher items in Borough Park, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#124 Orthodox man eats kosher pizza at Levy’s in Borough Park, Brooklyn, 1978.

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#125 Side view of Nathan’s in Coney Island, Brooklyn when hot dogs were 45 cents, 1975.

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#126 Polar Bear Club members exercise on New Year’s day in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1976.

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#127 Sunbathing in Coney Island, Brooklyn, year unspecified.

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#128 View of the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan, 1974.

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#129 Brooklyn Bridge jammed due to power outage affecting subway, 1978.

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#130 George McGovern and Ed Muskie during a walking tour of Brooklyn, 1972.

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#131 Seniors at the ocean’s edge in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1975.

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#132 View of New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge, 1970.

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#133 Coney Island view, Brooklyn, year unspecified.

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#134 Children playing double Dutch at a block party in Brooklyn, year unspecified.

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#135 Broken Bergen Tile sign reads ‘Gentile’ on Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, 1979.

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#136 Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn showing American Hot Wax, 1978.

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#137 Exxon truck refills gas station pumps in Brooklyn, 1975.

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#138 Polar Bear club group portrait on a snowy day in Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1976.

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#139 Experimental photography view of Manhattan from Brooklyn, 1973.

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#140 Fire damaged abandoned buildings in Brooklyn, 1977.

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#141 Elevated view of Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn, 1974.

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#142 Hasidic Jews protesting crime, 1970s

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#143 Fire damaged abandoned buildings in Brooklyn, 1977.

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#144 On the ‘F’ Train from Coney Island to Manhattan, 1973.

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#146 Three Young Girls on Bond Street in Brooklyn, 1974.

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#147 Puppet Show at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#148 Fireman Attending a Fire in Abandoned Tenement Building in Brooklyn, 1977.

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#149 Brownstone Residences in Park Slope, Brooklyn, 1974.

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#150 Shooting Gallery at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#151 Fireman Attending a Fire in Abandoned Tenement Building in Brooklyn, 1977.

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#152 View from Under Elevated Train Tracks at Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, 1974.

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#153 Latin Youths at Lynch Park, Brooklyn, 1974.

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#154 Two Women on the Beach at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#155 Apartment House Across from Fort Green Park, Brooklyn, 1974.

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#156 School Children Heading Home from Dairy Day in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#157 Well-Cared-For Gardens on 3rd Street Near Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#158 Lifeguards on the Beach at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#159 Row Houses in Brooklyn, 1974.

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#160 Rainy Day at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1973.

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#161 Manhattan Side of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, 1973.

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#162 Apartment House Across from Fort Green Park, Brooklyn, 1974.

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#163 Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges from the Marine and Aviation Terminal, 1973.

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#164 Fire Set by Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute to Test Wires and Insulation, 1974.

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#165 Folk Singer near Brooklyn Bridge, 1973.

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#166 Folk Singing and Dancing Near Brooklyn Bridge, 1973.

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#167 Folk Music Near Brooklyn Bridge, 1973.

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#168 Folk Singing and Dancing Near Brooklyn Bridge, 1973.

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#169 Playground in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1970.

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#170 Brownsville View from Sutter Ave Stop on the L Line, Brooklyn, 1978.

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#171 WTC from Subway Stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#172 Church of Jesus Christ at 2017 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#173 Gethsemane Baptist Church at 2097 Fulton St, Brooklyn, 1977.

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#174 Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1971.

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#175 Commodore Theater, Broadway at Rodney, Brooklyn, 1970.

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#176 Brooklyn, 1970.

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#177 Parachute Jump at Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1970.

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#178 Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1970.

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#179 Coney Island, Brooklyn, 1970.

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#181 Hostage Rescue at John and Al Sports Store, Brooklyn, 1973

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#182 Holy Trinity Church of Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church in Exile, Originally Williamsburg Trust Building, Brooklyn, 1975.

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