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fmohus
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Posted - 05/03/2016 :  10:31:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Any idea where this picture (found in an old photo album) may be taken? Time period? I guess it is somehere in the New York City area?

A bit blurred picture, but the text on the building probably reads "Norwegian America Line" and maybe "10. st." (?) on top.

Picture link: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=B36CC2A54DF92C35!2602&authkey=!AKm5xEZfuz6Xhew&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg

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Kċarto
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Norway
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Posted - 05/03/2016 :  14:05:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
10. st. or maybe RD. ST. and to the right; CARROLL...........

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AntonH
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Posted - 05/03/2016 :  17:02:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Probably Brooklyn New York. Look around the area of Carroll Gardens, Red Hook Terminal and the old Brooklyn Terminal.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 05/03/2016 :  17:29:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
In the 1916 New York City directory the Norwegian American Passenger Agency is listed at 10 Bridge (street or avenue not included.)
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jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 08/03/2016 :  18:33:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hard to tell which pier this is, but I agree that it looks like Brooklyn, New York.
The sign to the right reads Carroll Towing Co., Inc.
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Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 08/03/2016 :  20:34:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Remarkable similarity - but not identical building. Perhaps the company used the same building basic design repeatedly in different locations?
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jkmarler
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USA
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Posted - 08/03/2016 :  20:43:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Google books has this description of the address as 8-10 Bridge St Pier 4 for the Norwegian American Line:

https://books.google.com/books?id=w_s5AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=norwegian+american+line+pier+brooklyn&source=bl&ots=gJvj02mBOJ&sig=7empEuXsZIl2CvuJStbuXqDft1U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXwfL467HLAhUkmIMKHQdeD0AQ6AEIMDAE#v=onepage&q=norwegian%20american%20line%20pier%20brooklyn&f=false
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jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 08/03/2016 :  23:03:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Both http://digitalcollections.nypl.org and http://collections.mcny.org have hundreds of photos of old New York Piers, but I have not been able to find a pier looking exactly like this one.
They're all of same shape, but the details are different.
It should be Brooklyn, New York though, and possibly 1910-1930?
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fmohus
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Posted - 08/03/2016 :  23:23:31  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you all for great replies narrowing the search down considerably, highly appreciated.

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