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Ash Park District – Photos

Photo of Van Valkenberg House at 703 6th Avenue NW

Between the years 1895 and 1919 thirty-six of the forty-two houses which comprise the Ash Park District were constructed. This residential district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


Picnic in Ash Park

Picnic in Ash Park

Description Unidentified group of people. Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Women

Track and Field

Track and Field

Description A series of photos of this meet in this collection; The Start Date @1915

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Who am I?, Women

Track and Field Competition

Track and Field Competition

Description A track and field competition at Cornell College. Ash Field Date @1915

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Women

Constructing of the Interurban Railroad

Constructing the Interurban Railroad

Description Photograph of construction on the interurban railroad from Cedar Rapids to Lisbon. Note text … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Community Event

Community Event in Ash Park District circa 1910

Description Is this Ash Park and field? Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Ask R Thomas, Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

House in Ash Park District

House in Ash Park District

Ash Park District. 616 – 7th Ave NW, Mount Vernon, IA. Built ~1910. Gambrel roof … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon House

Description Photograph of 712 6th Ave. N. This house is a key structure in the Ash Park District.

Photograph of 712 – 6th Ave. N. This house is a key structure in the … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Glass Negative, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon, When is this?
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2 years ago

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The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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