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John E. Backus House

Collection: This image is from The Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs and is depicted in a print and digital image.; Image is part of the Eugene Armbruster Drawings and Photographs
Date: 1922 Material: gelatin silver print Dimension: 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)
Creator: Eugene L. Armbruster Identifier: aql:8343 ela-003988 ela-003988.tif

Description: John E. Backus house. Also known as the Abram Whitson house.; hand written on back of print: John E. Backus House northside Queens Boulevard about 400 feet north of continental Ave white shingled Forest Hills a Whitson 1860 A Backus owner 1873 John E. Backus son of Ascan Backus had sons J Eugene Backus + S Wyckoff Backus Was Abram Whitson House torn down for subway constuction Newtown 1922

Collection : aql:7837; vital:1

Creator : Eugene L. Armbruster

Date : 1922

Summary/Description : John E. Backus house. Also known as the Abram Whitson house.; hand written on back of print: John E. Backus House northside Queens Boulevard about 400 feet north of continental Ave white shingled Forest Hills a Whitson 1860 A Backus owner 1873 John E. Backus son of Ascan Backus had sons J Eugene Backus + S Wyckoff Backus Was Abram Whitson House torn down for subway constuction Newtown 1922

Subject : Dwellings

Rights : Public domain

Coverage : Queens Boulevard and 70th Avenue, Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : black and white print; digital image

Format : gelatin silver print; 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches (print); 400 ppi (digital image)

Identifier : aql:8343 ela-003988 ela-003988.tif

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