Skip to content
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa

  • Our Program
    • Newsletters & Articles
    • Commission Documents
      • Procedures of the Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
      • Design Guidelines
      • Owning Property in a Historic District
      • Meeting Agendas
      • Meeting Minutes
    • Resources
    • About Us
  • Historic Districts
    • Owning Property in a Historic District
    • Ash Park District
      • Ash Park District Description
      • Ash Park Walking Tour
      • Ash Park NRHP Registration Form.pdf
    • Commercial District
      • Commercial District Description
      • Commercial District Walking Tour
      • Commercial NRHP Registration Form.pdf
    • Cornell College District
      • Cornell College District Description
      • Cornell College NRHP Registration Form.pdf
  • Media
    • Interactive Historic Tours
    • Our Facebook Page
    • Our YouTube Videos
    • Mount Vernon Photos
    • Ash Park District – Photos
    • Commercial District – Photos
    • Cornell College District – Photos
  • History
    • A Short History of Mount Vernon
    • Map of How Mount Vernon Grew
    • Brick Homes on the NRHP & Nomination Forms
    • City Directories
    • Building Genealogies
    • High School History Reports
    • Architectural Curriculum
    • Organizations
    • Mount Vernon / Lisbon Newspapers (1860 – 2012)
    • A Centennial History of Mount Vernon, Iowa: 1847-1947
    • A Survey of Brick Buildings in Mount Vernon, Iowa 1850-1859
    • 2023 Play: “Treasure”
  • Contact Us

Mount Vernon’s Historic Photos

Photo of 213 Tenth Avenue SW

Here you will find the Commission’s extensive collection of photographs. Perhaps you are searching for pictures of previous year’s Chalk the Walk festival or wondering what the inside of the old Neff Furniture Store used to look like. Maybe you’re just here to browse. Whatever the reasons, just know that these photos capture the spirit of Mount Vernon.


Postcard

photo of Postcard
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Mount Vernon, Postcard, When is this?, Where is this?

Two Unidentified Men

photo of Two Unidentified Men
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Unidentified Parade

photo of Unidentified Parade
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?

Unidentified Woman with a Violin

photo of Unidentified Woman with a Violin

Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Men Rowing on the Cedar River

photo of Unidentified Men Rowing on the Cedar River
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cedar River, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Who am I?

Unidentified Woman

photo of Unidentified Woman-1920

Commercial for a cleaning and pressing machine Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes

Baseball Game

photo of Baseball Game

At Ash Field Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports

Main Street

photo of Main Street
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age, When is this?, Women

Theater Event in King Chapel

photo of Theater Event in King Chapel

Date @1915

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

Unidentified House – Inverted

photo of Unidentified House - Inverted
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?

405 Third Street SW

photo of 405 Third Street SW

405 Third Street SW

Categories Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

Track and Field Meet at Ash Field

photo of Track and Field Meet at Ash Field

Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page102 Page103 Page104 … Page180 Next →

Follow Our Facebook Page

[custom-facebook-feed]
Website by Market Street
© 2026 - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission. All rights reserved.
Next Page »