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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.


1910 – Glass Negatives – Decoration Day

1910 - Glass Negatives - Decoration Day - Women in white and several men sit at a cemetery with a small building and a large tree in the background.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Decoration Day – Women in white and several men sit … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cemetery, Decoration Day, Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart

1910 – Glass Negatives – Water Tower

1910 - Glass Negatives - Water Tower - The water tower stands with many trees in the background on a snowy day.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Water Tower – The water tower stands with many trees … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Water Tower, Winter

1910 – Glass Negatives – Rally (4)

1910 - Glass Negatives - Rally (4) - A large crowd of men and women gather for a rally.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Rally (4) – A large crowd of men and women … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Rally

1910 – Glass Negatives – Parade Car

1910 - Glass Negatives - Parade Car - An automobile festooned with ribbon and flags drives down a flag-decorated Main Street.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Parade Car – An automobile festooned with ribbon and flags … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Main Street

1910 – Glass Negatives – MVHS Boys Basketball Team

1910 - Glass Negatives - MVHS Boys Basketball Team- 8 boys from the Mount Vernon High School Basketball Team pose for a picture.

1910 – Glass Negatives – MVHS Boys Basketball Team- 8 boys from the Mount Vernon … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Basketball, Boys Basketball, Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Mount Vernon High School

1910 – Glass Negatives – Lawyers in front of Drug Store and Law Office

1910 - Glass Negatives - Lawyers in front of Drug Store and Law Office - Men in bowler hats and long coats stand on a snowy Main Street.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Lawyers in front of Drug Store and Law Office – … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives Tags Glass Negatives, Glenn Law Office, Haessler Druggist, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Law Office

1910 – Glass Negatives – Children’s Parade

1910 - Glass Negatives - Children's Parade - Girls in white dresses and hats and nicely-dressed boys with caps walk down main street.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Children’s Parade – Girls in white dresses and hats and … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Main Street

1910 – Glass Negatives – Interurban Railway

1910 - Glass Negatives - Interurban Railway - A man sits in an automobile in the trench containing the railway for the interurban. One man wearing overalls stands on the rails while another stands on the lip of the trench on the right side.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Interurban Railway – A man sits in an automobile in … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Interurban, Joe and Gloria Burkart

1910 – Glass Negatives – Ice-covered Water Tower

1910 - Glass Negatives - Ice-covered Water Tower - The water tower is frozen with ice in the winter and in the background some of Mount Vernon is visible as well as the surrounding countryside.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Ice-covered Water Tower – The water tower is frozen with … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart, Water Tower, Winter

1910 – Glass Negatives – Horse and Buggy

1910 - Glass Negatives - Horse and Buggy - A woman in a hat and coat sits in a buggy drawn by a white horse on a road lined with trees and houses.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Horse and Buggy – A woman in a hat and … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart

1910 – Glass Negatives – Horse and Buggy (2)

1910 - Glass Negatives - Horse and Buggy (2) - Two men wearing hats are riding a horse and buggy on a dirt road with some trees, houses, and a field in the background.

1910 – Glass Negatives – Horse and Buggy (2) – Two men wearing hats are … Read more …

Categories 1910 Glass Negatives, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negatives, Hodgson, Joe and Gloria Burkart

2023 – Treasure – Play – Zeke with townspeople

2023-Treasure Play-Chris Childers as narrator Zeke speaks in front of actors Trevor Baty, Dennis Rodenberg, Chester Rood, and Deon Nelson

2023 – Treasure Play – Chris Childers as narrator Zeke speaks in front of actors … Read more …

Categories 2023 Play: "Treasure", Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Chester Rood, Chris Childers, Dennis Rodenberg, Trevor Baty, Zeke
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