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Richmond Terrace & Alaska Street, Staten Island

5 historical photos taken here between 1926 and 1932, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1926–1930

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

    1926; 1930

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1926–1930

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

    1926; 1930

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1931

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

    1931

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

    1932

  • Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1932

    Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

    1932

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Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street, 1926–1930

Photo 2 of 5 at Richmond Terrace & Alaska Street, Staten Island

Richmond: Richmond Terrace - Alaska Street

1926; 1930

Richmond Terrace, south side, between Alaska Street and Tompkins Court, showing the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension. Adjoining the church on the right is the Staten Island Cemetery; on the left is the parish house. The view is across a pond from the Staten Island Railroad freight yards. April 1930 P. L. Sperr (2) The same, at an earlier date. June, 1926 P. L. Sperr

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