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Kissena Boulevard & Sanford Avenue, Queens

5 historical photos taken here between 1897 and 1927, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1897–1922

    Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

    1897; 1922

  • Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1897–1922

    Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

    1897; 1922

  • Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1897–1922

    Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

    1897; 1922

  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Kissena Boulevard, 1922

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Kissena Boulevard

    1922

  • Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1927

    Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

    1927

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Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue, 1927

Photo 5 of 5 at Kissena Boulevard & Sanford Avenue, Queens

Queens: Kissena Boulevard - Sanford Avenue

1927

Kissena Boulevard, at the N.E. corner of Sanford Avenue, showing St. Joseph's Academy, a Roman Catholic home for girls. April 8, 1927 P.L. Sperr

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