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The Queens Local History Photograph Collection contains approximately 2,000 images, ranging from the 1870s through the 1990s. While the photographs depict life throughout New York City, the majority of the images cover Queens in the 20th century. They portray scenes of transportation, leisure, work and family life in the borough.
The area of western Queens--Astoria, Long Island City, Woodside and Sunnyside--are particularly well documented in the photographs. The images show the transformation from an isolated rural county in the late 19th century to thriving urban borough by the mid 20th Century. Among the most important photos are those depicting the Construction of the Queensboro Bridge and of the Flushing IRT elevated line along Queens Boulevard. The North Beach amusement park, factories in Long Island City and now defunct trolley lines are documented here.
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@Copyright 2000, LaGuardia and Wagner Archives LaGuardia Community College/CUNY