Prospect Park YMCA photographs, 1920s-1960s.

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Prospect Park YMCA photographs, 1920s-1960s.

Black and white photographs and snapshots of events, people and activities at the Prospect Park branch of the YMCA of Greater New York.

.75 cubic feet (2 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7419085

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Brooklyn and Queens Young Men's Christian Association

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Created in 1922 from merger of Brooklyn Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and Queens YMCA. It merged with YMCA of City of New York to form YMCA of Greater New York, 1957. From the description of Records, 1883-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155499038 ...

YMCA of Greater New York. Prospect Park Branch.

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A feature of the Park Slope neighborhood, the Prospect Park YMCA, has been serving Brooklyn for more than 112 years. The branch has a long-standing commitment to housing programs and today offers affordable housing for retired sailors, echoing the work of the Bethelship Seaman's Branch that operated on the corner of Richards and Sullivan streets between 1921 and 1948. The branch also maintains a tradition of linkages with community groups such as literary societies, book clubs, and dance groups....