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Main Street & 56th Avenue, Queens

3 historical photos taken here between 1930 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue, 1930–1936

    Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue

    1930; 1936

  • Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue, 1930–1936

    Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue

    1930; 1936

  • Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue, 1930–1936

    Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue

    1930; 1936

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue, 1930–1936

Photo 1 of 3 at Main Street & 56th Avenue, Queens

Queens: Main Street - 56th Avenue

1930; 1936

Main Street, east side, at 56th avenue(vantage point). These views, in a northeasterly and easterly direction, show the south Flushing marshes and Mill creek. April 19, 1936 views 1,2 View3, October 11,1930

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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