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Fort Place & Sherman Avenue, Staten Island

7 historical photos taken here between 1915 and 1930, oldest first.

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  • Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915

    Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

    1915

  • Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915

    Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

    1915

  • Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915

    Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

    1915

  • Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915–1923

    Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

    1915; 1923

  • Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915–1923

    Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

    1915; 1923

  • Richmond: Sherman Avenue - Hendricks Avenue, 1926

    Richmond: Sherman Avenue - Hendricks Avenue

    1926

  • Richmond: Sherman Avenue - Fort Place, 1930

    Richmond: Sherman Avenue - Fort Place

    1930

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Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue, 1915

Photo 2 of 7 at Fort Place & Sherman Avenue, Staten Island

Richmond: Fort Place - Sherman Avenue

1915

Fort Place, at Sherman Ave., showing one of the earth-works of an old British fort. It is about '75 feet directly north of the convergence of the aforementioned two thoroughfares. This is a set of three views taken the same day. November 7, 1915. By Wm. T. Davis through P. L. Sperr.

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