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Liberty Avenue & 171st Street, Queens

5 historical photos taken here in 1932, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street

    1932

  • Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street, 1932

    Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street

    1932

  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street

    1932

  • Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street, 1932

    Queens: Liberty Avenue - 171st Street

    1932

  • Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street, 1932

    Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street

    1932

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street, 1932

Photo 5 of 5 at Liberty Avenue & 171st Street, Queens

Queens: Douglas Avenue - 170th Street

1932

170-31 Douglas Avenue, north side, east of 170th Street, showing the Shiloh Baptist Church (colored). On the right is a Long Island Railroad power house. P. L. Sperr April 1, 1932 Views 1,2

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