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The slide

The slide

Four young women riding on slide at Steeplechase Park, Coney Island.
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Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged

Menorah Home and Hospital for the Aged

Caption: "Morris London and Ben Lord have been named journal chairmen for the 48th annual...
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First Hebrew Day Nursery

First Hebrew Day Nursery

Facade of First Hebrew Day Nursery and Neighborhood House of Brooklyn, a small, two-story, brick...
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Officers' wives

Officers' wives

Caption: "Officers' wives--Mrs. Benjamin J. Conroy, Mrs. Henry Mannix, and Mrs. Charles J. Mylod,...
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Under heading of fun

Under heading of fun

Caption: "Under heading of fun boys at Brooklyn Technical High School [located at 29 Fort Greene...
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Nabbed in gambling raid

Nabbed in gambling raid

Caption: "Nabbed in gambling raid--Mob scene at Brooklyn police headquarters is result of raid on...
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Skilled craftsman

Skilled craftsman

Caption: "Skilled craftsman--Burton Aszkenas of 5606 12th St., graduate of watch and clock repair...
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The Brooklyn Visual Heritage website provides access to a newly digitized corpus of 19th and 20th century photographs and other visual materials drawn from the rich collections of the Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Public Library. The digitization and the design of the website were accomplished through Project CHART, a collaborative partnership with Pratt School of Information and Library Science. We invite you to explore and use this new online resource intended to serve scholars, historians and the general public of all ages, to engage with Brooklyn’s historic past and make connections to its present diverse and vibrant culture and to visit the cultural institutions the website represents for a total Brooklyn experience.

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