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117th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1932 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

    Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1932

  • Queens: Myrtle Avenue - 117th Street, 1936

    Queens: Myrtle Avenue - 117th Street

    1936

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Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1932

Photo 1 of 4 at 117th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Queens: 117th Street - Jamaica Avenue

1932

87-28 117th Street, adjoining the S.W. corner of Jamaica Avenue, showing the Captain Briggs House. Captain Jeremiah Briggs, a sea captain, built the house and lived here until his death in 1876 at the age of 84. His daughter Nina married Joel Fowler in 1877 and the couple made their home in this house. Joel Fowler was a Democrat and Conveyor of Public Works. Views 1,2: Eugene L. Armbruster Collection 1922 View 3: P.L. Sperr August 22, 1932

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