Mount Vernon 1st Grade Class
Postcard of the Mount Vernon 1st grade class of 1910. Identified by number 2- Robert … Read more …
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa

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 of the Mount Vernon 1st grade class of 1910. Identified by number 2- Robert … Read more …
Postcard of the palisades country club located in the lower palisades @ 1920. Date @1920
Preparing for the transport — still in original location. Moving to Memorial Park
Probably Decoration Day (Memorial Day) parade coming from downtown up the hill near the cemetery.
Probably in Alumni Gym. Mount Vernon High School: Women’s Basketball Team. Date @1815
Probably students of several ages in front of the old high school at east Main … Read more …
Probably the Zachy Tailor Shop – in the Odd Fellows Building (Bauman Clothing store). Note … Read more …