Newtown - Burroughs Family Cemetery - Elmhurst

Collection: Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Date: 1923 Material: Black and white photograph Dimension: 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:25640 ela-004141 ela-004141.tif

Description: Burroughs Family Cemetery - North side of Alstyne Ave. east of 94th St. behind the C. Card House. There were 16 stones dating from 1793 through 1812 and one from 1871. In 1954 this plot was sold by the city but the sale was withdrawn. In 1985 it was a weed strewn lot with no stones between a service station and an auto body repair shop. This view is of the first line of stones from Alstyne Ave.

Title : Newtown - Burroughs Family Cemetery - Elmhurst

Collection : aql:7837

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1923

Summary/Description : Burroughs Family Cemetery - North side of Alstyne Ave. east of 94th St. behind the C. Card House. There were 16 stones dating from 1793 through 1812 and one from 1871. In 1954 this plot was sold by the city but the sale was withdrawn. In 1985 it was a weed strewn lot with no stones between a service station and an auto body repair shop. This view is of the first line of stones from Alstyne Ave.

Subject : Cemeteries

Relation : Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs

Rights : Public domain; Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Elmhurst, Queens, NY Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)

Type : Black and white photograph

Format : Black and white photograph; 4.5 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:25640 ela-004141 ela-004141.tif