Apr 3, 2014 1 min read Children's Tumor Foundation

#ThrowbackThursday: Football in Fort Greene Park

A group of men playing football in Fort Greene Park, circa 1872-1887. (Photo by George Bradford Brainerd, courtesy the Brooklyn Museum)

Now that the weather is finally warming up (fingers crossed!), locals will spend more time in Fort Greene Park, just as they did a century ago. In this week’s #ThrowbackThursday photograph shows a group of men playing football in Fort Greene Park in the late 19th century.

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