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Sanford Avenue & Main Street, Queens

8 historical photos taken here between 1922 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street, 1922–1930

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street

    1922; 1925; 1930

  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street, 1922–1930

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street

    1922; 1925; 1930

  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street, 1922–1930

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street

    1922; 1925; 1930

  • Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street, 1922–1930

    Queens: Sanford Avenue - Main Street

    1922; 1925; 1930

  • Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue, 1927–1930

    Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue, 1927–1930

    Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue, 1927–1930

    Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue

    1927; 1930

  • Queens - 41-65 Main Street - Sanford Avenue

    Queens - 41-65 Main Street - Sanford Avenue

    Unknown

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Photos: The New York Public Library, Milstein Collection

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Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue, 1927–1930

Photo 7 of 8 at Sanford Avenue & Main Street, Queens

Queens: Main Street - Sanford Avenue

1927; 1930

Main Street, at the S. E. corner of Sanford Avenue, showing a colonial home. Wolverton's 1891 map shows the house to have been owned by C. King. View 3 shows the Sanford Avenue side of the house. P. L. Sperr View 1: April 8, 1927 View 2,3: October 23, 1930

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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