Mount Vernon’s Historic Photos
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.
Laying Down the Railroad
Possibly run by Chicago Northwest Railroad along the Red Cedar above the Palisades Date @1915
Meat Packing Plant
Possibly the Sinclair Meat Packing Plant in Cedar Rapids with railroad bridge with Checz Village … Read more …
Bauman Staff at Work
Possibly Zahy Tailor over the Bauman store (124 1st St West) Staff of two men … Read more …
Lower Palisades Postcard
Post Card of private residence along the Red Cedar River in area that became the … Read more …
4th Grade Postcard
Postcard of a 4th grade class from 1913. Identifications: 1 – Hugh DuBois 2 – … Read more …
Lower Palisades Postcard
Postcard of “Flat Rock” in the lower Palisades. House is Bauman’s cottage. “Flat Rock” is … Read more …
Kindergarten Class Postcard
Postcard of kindergarten class Identifications: 1 – Florence Turner 2 – _____?___ Turner 3 – … Read more …
