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Newton Road & 47th Street, Queens

6 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1940, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1923

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1923

  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1923-04

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1923-04

  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1925-04

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1925-04

  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1936–1940

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1936; 1940

  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1936–1940

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1936; 1940

  • Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1936–1940

    Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

    1936; 1940

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Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street, 1923

Photo 1 of 6 at Newton Road & 47th Street, Queens

Queens: Newton Road - 47th Street

1923

(1) Newtown Road, west from the S.E. corner of 47th Street, showing in their order, prominently NOS. 47-08, 46-16, 46-02, and 45-18. These houses are a few that remain in the Middleton settlement, started about 1800. This settlement was located on Newtown Ave., between Grand Ave. and Broadway. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, showing also the north side of the street. April 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) The same, showing a close-up of the S.W. corner. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.

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