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Cornell College District – Photos

Aerial view of Cornell College campus

Cornell College was established in 1853. The entire Cornell campus is on the National Register of Historic Places. The college is an integral part of Mount Vernon. Cornell and the public even share Cole Library, the only private-college-community-shared library in the country. Peruse photos of Cornellians through the ages, from King Chapel to the Orange Carpet.


Cornell Baseball Team

Photo of Cornell Baseball Team

Donated by Marcia Humphries Driscoll and Cathy Humphries Stoner

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students

Cornell Fall Homecoming

Photo of girls sitting under a tree

Donated by Marcia Humphries Driscoll and Cathy Humphries Stoner

Categories Cornell College District - Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students

Cornell Football Team

Photo of Cornell Football Team

Cornell football team, year unknown Donated by Marcia Humphries Driscoll and Cathy Humphries Stoner

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Football

Edgar Brackett

Photo of Edgar Brackett

Edgar Brackett was born on July, 30 1853 in Wilton, New York. He moved to … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

William Brackett

Photo of William Brackett

William Brackett was born in Pittstown, New York on January 14th, 1825. His mother died … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Elisabeth Sherman Brackett

Photo of Elisabeth Sherman Brackett

Elisabeth Sherman Brackett was born in Wilton, New York on June 29th, 1825. Her parents … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

William Smith

Photo of William Smith

William Smith was born May 29th, 1848 in Penn Township, Ohio. He joined the Union … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Bank

Brackett Family Tree

Photo of Brackett Family Tree

Brackett Family Tree

Categories Cornell College District - Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Neff

Clara Ada Brackett

Photo of Clara Brackett Smith Spear

Clara Ada Brackett was born to Elizabeth Sherman Brackett and William Brackett in 1859. She … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

No Hour of History Order Form

Photo of No Hour of History Order Form

Order form for No Hour of History by Elisabeth Smith Ford, daughter of Clara Brackett Smith … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Armstrong Spear

Armstrong Spear

One of ten children born to Robert and Elizabeth Spear, Armstrong was born in Ireland. … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Elisabeth Smith Ford

Photo of Elisabeth Smith Ford

Elisabeth Smith Ford was the daughter of Clara Brackett Smith Spear and William Smith. Born … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon
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