Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Howard Phelps
Howard Phelps, service manager at Dave Taylor Ford, stands behind an engine in a photo … 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.
Howard Phelps, service manager at Dave Taylor Ford, stands behind an engine in a photo … Read more …
Larry Petrick poses for a photo in front of farm equipment in a photo from … Read more …
Mount Vernon mayor Dick Peters poses for a photo in a 1978 edition of the … Read more …
Ed and Martha Petuck pose with Ed’s diploma from Mount Mercy University in a photo … Read more …
Jack Pitlik smiles in a photo from the Sun. This image was donated as part … Read more …
Bennie Popisil poses after winning the Corn Award in a photo from the Sun. This … Read more …
Dentist Elmer Prall stands behind his chair in a photo from the April 9, 1981, … Read more …
Doris Pringle smiles broadly in a photo from the Sun. This image was donated as … Read more …
Four members of the Mount Vernon Police force pose for a picture in the Sun. … Read more …
Jenny Ortmann bites into a big slice of watermelon in this photo from the Sun. … Read more …
Lloyd and Helen Oakland volunteer with young kids in a photo from the June 24, … Read more …
June Silliman, amateur archaeologist, inspects a block of wood in her sifter at an archaeology … Read more …