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138th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

7 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1934, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1934

    Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1929; 1934

  • Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1934

    Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1929; 1934

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street, 1934

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street

    1934

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street, 1934

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street

    1934

  • Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1934

    Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1929; 1934

  • Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street, 1934

    Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street

    1934

  • Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue, 1922–1934

    Queens: 138th Street - Jamaica Avenue

    1922; 1923; 1929; 1934

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Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street, 1934

Photo 4 of 7 at 138th Street & Jamaica Avenue, Queens

Queens: Jamaica Avenue - 138th Street

1934

Jamaica Avenue, south side, at 138th Street, viewing eastward across the latter. View 1 shows several buildings near the southwest corner of the two thoroughfares; view 2 is east across the clearance at the corner; view 3 shows the N.E. corner. P. L. Sperr May 8, 1934 Views 1,2,3

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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