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Queens Blvd. at 72nd Avenue, to Southeast

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  • Queens Blvd. at 72nd Avenue, to Southeast, Queens, 1940-07-07

    Queens Blvd. at 72nd Avenue, to Southeast, Queens

    1940-07-07

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens Blvd. at 72nd Avenue, to Southeast, Queens, 1940-07-07

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Queens Blvd. at 72nd Avenue, to Southeast, Queens

1940-07-07

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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