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117th Street & Atlantic Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1931 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

    Queens: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue

    1931

  • Queens: 117th Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1934

    Queens: 117th Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1934

  • Queens: 117th Street - Atlantic Avenue, 1934

    Queens: 117th Street - Atlantic Avenue

    1934

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue, 1931

Photo 1 of 3 at 117th Street & Atlantic Avenue, Queens

Queens: 117th Street - 2nd Avenue

1931

Q 117th St. 154-12 Photo by Mr. A. Tennyson Beals Emergency Work Bureau 1931

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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