historical photos

Aug
05
Browse Through A Century Of Flatbush History On This Interactive Photo Map

Browse Through A Century Of Flatbush History On This Interactive Photo Map

Flatbush Avenue at Snyder Avenue, 1932.Just a glimpse of the past can lift us out of our own tiny
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Jul
28
Historic Photos Of Brighton Beach Hotel Move

Historic Photos Of Brighton Beach Hotel Move

Hotel Brighton hanging over the water before the pull. Courtesy of Brooklyn Historical Society. [http://brooklynhistory.pastperfectonline.com/advancedsearch?advanceSearchActivated=
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Jul
21

Historical Photos of Sheepshead Bay Summer Cottages

2637, 2639 East 19th Street then and now. Historical Photo courtesy of Joseph Ditta.Sheepshead Bay used to be a
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Mar
10
Throwback Thursday: Five Historical Treasures From The Pratt Institute Archives

Throwback Thursday: Five Historical Treasures From The Pratt Institute Archives

Image courtesy of Brooklyn Museum [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/home.php].The Pratt Institute Library was erected in 1896 as
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Nov
06
Flashback Friday: Giving Thanks At Emmanuel House, Circa 1910

Flashback Friday: Giving Thanks At Emmanuel House, Circa 1910

Image via Brooklyn Visual Heritage [http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sunday-school-thanksgivingcollection].The Thanksgiving holiday has long been an opportunity to teach
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Oct
02
Flashback Friday: “The Ruins Of Dr. Talmage’s Churcn”

Flashback Friday: “The Ruins Of Dr. Talmage’s Churcn”

Image via Brooklyn Museum [https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/archives/image/20522].This lantern slide shows the ruins of the
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Jul
31
Show And Tell Your Story At The Clinton Hill Library This August And September

Show And Tell Your Story At The Clinton Hill Library This August And September

Wireless communication workers at Pratt Institute in 1900. (Image via Library of Congress [http://www.loc.gov/item/ggb2006000508/].)If
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Jun
12
Flashback Friday: 1941 Picket Line Outside The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Flashback Friday: 1941 Picket Line Outside The Brooklyn Navy Yard

Image via Library of Congress / World-Telegram photo by Al Ravenna [http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/99472801/].Have you ever
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Mar
31
10 Old Photos Of Prospect Park To Remind You Spring Is On The Way

10 Old Photos Of Prospect Park To Remind You Spring Is On The Way

The recent dreary weather has us daydreaming about spring in Prospect Park [http://www.prospectpark.org/] — the picnics, the lazing
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Jan
30
Flashback Friday: Snow On Myrtle And Washington Avenues

Flashback Friday: Snow On Myrtle And Washington Avenues

Photo courtesy of Duke University Libraries [http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/gedney_NY0202/].Noted photographer and local resident William Gedney
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