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Flashback Friday: Men Doing Exercises In The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Circa 1909

Flashback Friday: Men Doing Exercises In The Brooklyn Navy Yard, Circa 1909
Photo by Irving Underhill, via Library of Congress.
Photo by Irving Underhill, via Library of Congress.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is undergoing a renaissance of manufacturing and industry, with new businesses and innovation rejuvenating the once dormant, previously bustling site of American shipbuilding and naval efforts. This image shows a snapshot of what the Yard was like over a century ago, in 1909, with men doing exercises in a common green surrounded by soldier barracks and New York Harbor in the background.

Taken by photographer Irving Underhill, the image is currently in storage with the Library of Congress.