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This is a research guide for students looking for material about local Brooklyn history.
Find books, ebooks, DVDs and articles about the historical people and places of Brooklyn.
Also, learn about wonderful primary resources that exist in nearby archives!
Brooklyn Bridge During Construction - October 1878
From the Archives of the Museum of the City of New York
Swimmers at Coney Island- 1968
From the Archives of the Brooklyn Historical Society
Subway Construction on the corner of Court St and Joralemon St -1906
From the Brooklyn Collection at the Brooklyn Public Library
Jamel Shabazz photograph of the West Indian Day Parade 1998.
From the Brooklyn Collection at the Brooklyn Public Library