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Calamus Avenue & 72nd Place, Queens

22 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1925, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1923

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1923

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1923

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1923

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1923

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1923

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1924

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1924

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1924

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1924

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1924

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1924

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1923–1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1923–1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1923; 1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

  • Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

    Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

    1925

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Nearby places

  • Calamus Avenue & 71st Street, Queens (6 photos)
  • 69th Place & Calamus Avenue, Queens (2 photos)
  • Calamus Avenue & 79th Street, Queens (3 photos)

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Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place, 1925

Photo 7 of 22 at Calamus Avenue & 72nd Place, Queens

Queens: Calamus Avenue - 72nd Place

1925

Calamus Ave., north side, between 72nd Place and 74th Street, showing in a set of four views a dilapidated farmhouse belonging to Jonathan Hunt in 1700. View No. 4 shows a closeup of the side of the house. April 1925. Views 1 and 2. Views 3 & 4: May 28, 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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