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20th Avenue & 29th Street, Queens

4 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1923, oldest first.

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  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street

    1922; 1923

  • Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street, 1922–1923

    Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street

    1922; 1923

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Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street, 1922–1923

Photo 4 of 4 at 20th Avenue & 29th Street, Queens

Queens: 20th Avenue - 29th Street

1922; 1923

20th Ave., (foreground), south side, between 31st (left) and 29th Streets, showing in the center of view the farmhouse of John Alsop. This is a set of four views. See other pictures for more data., (Old Bowery Road). May 1923. View 2: 1922. View 3: December 1922. View 4: May 1923. Eugene L. Ambruster Collection.

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