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Northern Boulevard & 161st Street, Queens

6 historical photos taken here between 1923 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street, 1923–1925

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street

    1923; 1924; 1925

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street, 1923–1925

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street

    1923; 1924; 1925

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street, 1923–1925

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street

    1923; 1924; 1925

  • Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street, 1923–1925

    Queens: Northern Boulevard - 161st Street

    1923; 1924; 1925

  • Farming (Queens), 1927

    Farming (Queens)

    1927

  • Farming (Queens), 1927

    Farming (Queens)

    1927

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Farming (Queens), 1927

Photo 5 of 6 at Northern Boulevard & 161st Street, Queens

Farming (Queens)

1927

Farming in Queens: Women working in a field on the north side of North Hempstead Turnpike and 161st Street. View 2 is at 157th Street and shows a farm with an overhead irrigation system. P. L. Sperr June 8, 1927 Views 1,2

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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