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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Rotated and cropped. Dirt, creases, lithography errors, and other damage corrected. Histogram adjusted and color balanced. The original can be viewed here: Currier & Ives Brooklyn.jpg: . Modifications made by Durova.
Title
The City of Brooklyn
title QS:P1476,en:"The City of Brooklyn"
label QS:Len,"The City of Brooklyn"
label QS:Les,"La ciudad de Brooklyn"
label QS:Lfr,"Le ville de Brooklyn"
label QS:Lde,"Die Stadt Brooklyn"
label QS:Lnl,"De stad Brooklyn"
DescriptionCurrier & Ives Brooklyn2.jpg
Image by the publishers Currier & Ives. The city of Brooklyn shown in a birds-eye view as it appeared in 1879.
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