1923; 1925

Queens: Shore Boulevard - 21st Avenue

(1) Shore Boulevard, north from 21st Ave., showing in the foreground (partially seen) the home of Abraham Polhemus; in the background is that of Jerome S. Polhemus. April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing a close up of A. Polhemus' farmhouse, and a gas tank of the Consolidated Gas Company upon whose land the house now stands. Note, history has it that Richard Berrien bought in 1737 the land with a house thereon. Jacob Rapelje the next owner built the present home. March 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, a slightly different angle. April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) The same, another angle. June 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection