Old Queens, N.Y., in Early PhotographsRich harvest of rare photographs recalls "good old days" in Maspeth, Jamaica, Astoria, Jackson Heights, other areas. Vintage views include DeWitt Clinton mansion, hotel where Washington slept (1790), plus recent landmarks — Astoria Studios, 1939 World's Fair, more. Captions. 261 prints. |
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II | 1 |
III | 10 |
IV | 17 |
V | 20 |
VI | 30 |
VII | 37 |
VIII | 48 |
XVI | 96 |
XVII | 103 |
XVIII | 112 |
XIX | 122 |
XX | 126 |
XXI | 129 |
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Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs: 261 Prints Vincent F. Seyfried,William Asadorian Limited preview - 2012 |
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Astoria Borough Public Library Broadway Brooklyn and Jamaica building built Church College Point corner Corona Creedmoor Douglas Manor Douglaston Dutch East River Elmhurst ferry Flushing Forest Hills Gardens Glendale Grand Avenue Grand Central Parkway Hawtree Hempstead Hillside Avenue Hotel Indians Island Rail Road Jackson Avenue Jackson Heights Jamaica Avenue Jamaica Bay Jamaica Plank Road Kew Gardens L.I.R.R. photo land lection Little Neck Bay Long Island City Long Island Rail looking east looking north looking south looking west Manhattan Maspeth Myrtle Avenue N.Y.C. Board North Beach Northern Boulevard opened Photo by Frederick Photo by N.Y.C. Plank Road Jamaica postcard Queens Borough Public Queens Boulevard Queens County Queens Historical Society Queens Village Queensboro Bridge Queensboro Corporation railroad station residential Richmond Hill Ridgewood Road Jamaica Avenue Robert Presbrey collection Rockaway Seyfried collection subway trolley Turnpike Vincent F Weber Whitestone Woodhaven Woodside