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Series IV. Queens postcard albums

Scope and Contents

Includes the following Queens places: Astoria, Bayside, Beechurst, Belmont Park, Bellaire, Bellerose, Blackwells Island [Roosevelt Island], Brooklyn Hills, Cedar Manor, College Point, Corona, Creedmoor, Douglaston, Elmhurst, Elmont, Floral Park, Flushing, Forest Hills, Forest Park, Fort Totten, Glendale, Hell Gate, Hollis, Jackson Heights, Jamaica, Jamaica Bay communities (Broad Channel, Hamilton, Meadowmere, Meadow Park, Ramblersville [Howard Beach], South Aqueduct, The Raunt, Warnerville), JFK International Airport, Kew Gardens, LaGuardia Field, Laurelton, Little Neck, Long Island City, Malba, Maspeth, Middle Village, Morris Park, North Beach, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Randalls Island, Richmond Hill, The Rockaways (Arverne, Bayswater, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Fort Tilden, Holland & Hammel Station, Neponsit, Riis Park, Rockaway Park, Rockaway Point, Rockaway Beach, Wave Crest), Rosedale, St. Albans, Springfield, Springfield Gardens, Sunnyside, Union Course, Whitestone, Winfield, Woodhaven, and Woodside. (Some views of Myrtle Avenue, Queens, may be found under Series II, Brooklyn, Box 12.)

"Queens #1"

Box: 56 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Long Island City Part 1

[Queens #2]

Box: 57 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Long Island City #2
• Hellgate [Hell Gate] & Randall's [Randalls Island]
• Astoria
• La Guardia Field
• North Beach [crossed out]
• Bayside [crossed out]

"Queens #3"

Box: 58 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Belmont Park – Elmont – Int'l Airport
• Blackwells Island – Creedmore [Creedmoor; crossed out]
• College Point – Creedmore [Creedmoor]
• Douglaston [crossed out] (See Queens Fire House Book)

"Queens #4"

Box: 59 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Corona
• Elmhurst

"Queens #5"

Box: 60 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Flushing

"Queens #6"

Box: 61 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Floral Park [crossed out]
• Forest Hills [crossed out] New Album
• Fort Totten
• Glendale
• Kew Gardens
• Hollis
• Bellaire
• Bellerose
• Jackson Heights

"Queens #7"

Box: 62 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Jamaica
• Cedar Manor

"Queens #8"

Box: 63 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Laurelton
• Little Neck
• Maspeth
• Middle Village
• Ozone Park (Glen Morris)
• Queens Village
• Rosedale
• St. Albans
• Springfield
• Sunnyside

[Queens #9A?]

Box: 64 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

Jamaica Bay Communities:
• Ramblersville became Greater Howard Beach
• Meadowmere & Meadow Park
• South Aqueduct
• Warnerville, Harbor Haven & Hamilton

[Queens #9B?]

Box: 25, Item: 3 [small album] (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

[Jamaica Bay communities (continued):]
• Broad Channel
• [The Raunt]

"Queens #10"

Box: 65 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Richmond Hill
• Brooklyn Hills
• Morris Park

"Queens #11"

Box: 66 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Rockaways:
• Breezy Point – Rockaway Point – Riis Park – Neponsit – Belle Harbor [crossed out] Removed – New Album
• Rockaway Park, Holland & Hammels
• Rockaway Beach-Ft Tilden

[Queens] "#11B"

Box: 67 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

[The Rockaways, continued]
• Breezy Point
• Rockaway Point
• Belle Harbor
• Neponsit
• Riis Park

"Queens #12"

Box: 68 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

The Rockaways, Part Two:
• Rockaway Beach [crossed out]
• Holland & Hammel Station [crossed out]
• Arverne – Edgemere
• Wave Crest – Bayswater
• Far Rockaway

"Queens #13"

Box: 69 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Springfield – Springfield Gardens – Sunnyside
• Woodhaven – Forest Park
• Union Course
• Woodside
• Winfield

"Queens #14"

Box: 70 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Forest Hills

[Queens #?]

Box: 71 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Bayside (Queens)

[Queens #?]

Box: 72 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Whitestone
• Beechurst
• Malba

"New York's Bravest: Queens Volunteer Firemen, Firehouses & Equipment"

Box: 73 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Postcards of volunteer and professional firefighters, firehouses, and equipment in the Queens neighborhoods of Astoria, Bayside, Broad Channel, College Point, Corona, Douglaston, Elmhurst, Floral Park, Flushing, Forest Hills, Hollis, Jamaica, Little Neck, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Richmond Hill, The Rockaways, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens, South Aqueduct (originally South Woodhaven), Whitestone, Winfield/Winfield Junction, Woodside, and Woodhaven. (Possibly assembled as a competition album.)

[Queens #?] [Douglaston] [album also listed under Manhattan]

Box: 25, item: 2 [small album] (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Postcards of Douglaston, Queens, in the back half of a small album which also holds postcards of Chinatown, Manhattan.

"Hudson-Manhattan Railroad & Huyler's Series + North Beach Amusement (La Guardia Airport)" [album also listed under Manhattan]

Box: 55 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents

• Hudson & Manhattan Railroad (PATH)
• Huyler's Candy advertisements
• North Beach, Queens, amusement area
• LaGuardia Field

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