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Goethals Bridge, Staten Island

17 historical photos taken here between 1927 and 1936, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island, 1927

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island

    1927

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island, 1927

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island

    1927

  • Old Place Creek - Staten Island [Richmond.], 1927–1928

    Old Place Creek - Staten Island [Richmond.]

    1927; 1928

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island, 1927

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island

    1927

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island - [Arthur Kill - Old Place Creek.], 1927

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island - [Arthur Kill - Old Place Creek.]

    1927

  • Old Place Creek - Staten Island [Richmond.], 1927–1928

    Old Place Creek - Staten Island [Richmond.]

    1927; 1928

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island - [Arthur Kill - Old Place Creek.], 1927

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - Staten Island - [Arthur Kill - Old Place Creek.]

    1927

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.], 1928–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.]

    1928; 1930; 1936

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.], 1928–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.]

    1928; 1930; 1936

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.], 1928–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.]

    1928; 1930; 1936

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.], 1935

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.]

    1935

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.], 1935–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.]

    1935; 1936

  • Newark Bay - Bayonne Bridge., 1935

    Newark Bay - Bayonne Bridge.

    1935

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.], 1935–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.]

    1935; 1936

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.], 1935–1936

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.]

    1935; 1936

  • Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.], 1935

    Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Old Place, Staten Island - Elizabeth, New Jersey.]

    1935

  • Newark Bay - Bayonne Bridge., 1935

    Newark Bay - Bayonne Bridge.

    1935

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Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.], 1935–1936

Photo 14 of 17 at Goethals Bridge, Staten Island

Bridges - Goethals Bridge - [Arthur Kill, Staten Island.]

1935; 1936

(1) Goethals Bridge: Viewing west across Arthur Kill toward New Jersey. June 14, 1935 P. L. Sperr (2) A view of the bridge, looking south on Arthur Kill from the New Jersey shore. Also shown is the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad drawbridge. June 14, 1935 P. L. Sperr (3) The bridge, as seen from Staten Island. November 15, 1936 P. L. Sperr

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