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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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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.


Doris Pringle

Black and white photo of Doris Pringle drawing the winning ticket for the Jaycee raffle.

Doris Pringle draws the winning raffle ticket for the Jaycee raffle in a photo from … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Doris Pringle, Jaycee Raffle, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 1990s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Dale Travis

Black and white photo of Dale Travis looking at toy wooden trucks that he has made.

Dale Travis looks at toy wooden trucks that he has made in a photo from … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags 12/17/1981, 12/17/81, Dale, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s, Travis, Wooden Trucks

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Groundbreaking for St. John’s

Black and white photo of Dr. Robert Ferring (Pastor) and other members of the St. John’s Building Committee breaking the ground for the new St. John’s Catholic Church.

Dr. Robert Ferring (Pastor) and other members of the St. John’s Building Committee break the … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Dr. Robert Ferring, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Pastor Ferring, Robert Ferring, St. John's, St. John's Building Committee, St. John's Catholic Church, St. Johns Catholic Chruch, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Building Committee for St. John’s Church Proper

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission Logo

Members of the St. John’s Catholic Church Building Committee stand behind a block labelled 1976 … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Carrol and Bonnie Stoll

Black and white photo of Carrol and Bonnie Stoll smiling at each other.

Carrol and Bonnie Stoll smile at each other in a photo from the Sun. This … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Bonnie Stoll, Carrol, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos – Hallmark Care Center

Black and white photo of the 30/30 Motel (later turned into the Hallmark Care Center).

The 30/30 Motel (later turned into the Hallmark Care Center) is shown in a photo … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags 1960s, 1961, 1961-1962, 30/30 Motel, Hallmark, Motel, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Joann and Don Siggins

Black and white photo of Joann and Don Siggins holding a cake decorated like the Sun newspaper.

Joann and Don Siggins hold a cake decorated like the Sun newspaper in a photo … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags 1978, Cake, Don Siggins, Joann, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Sun Newspaper Cake, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Kirkwood Honorees

Black and white photo of Milo Wolrab, Anne Duffy, and Roland Henik holding certificates from Kirkwood.

Milo Wolrab, Anne Duffy, and Roland Henik hold certificates from Kirkwood in a photo from … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Anne Duffy, Duffy, Henik, Kirkwood, Kirkwood Honorees, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Roland, Roland Henik, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Bull Ringers

Black and white photo of a group of men holding paper plates standing behind a barn.

A group of men holding paper plates stand behind a barn in a photo from … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Bull Ringers, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s adn 90s

Sun Photos – 1939 MVHS Boys Basketball Team

Black and white team photo of members of the 1939 MVHS Boys Basketball team posing for a photo in two rows.

Members of the 1939 Boys Basketball Team pose for a photo in the 1939 edition … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 1939, Ares Ellison, Boys Basketball, Chase Hodge, Dave Hull, Don Krumm, Howard Tesher, Jim Eyre, Lehr, Mount Vernon Boys Basketball, MVHS Boys Basketball, Ray Marten, Wallace Littell

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Main Street

Black and White Photo of Main Street decorated for Christmas.

Downtown Mount Vernon is shown at Christmastime in a photo from the Sun. This image … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Christmas, Christmastime, Main Street, Mainstreet, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, Sun Photos, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s, Winter

Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s – Pinhook Tailoring

Black and white photo of Pat Coon and Betty Budack, employees at Pinhook Tailoring, sitting at their sewing machines.

Pat Coon and Betty Budack, employees at Pinhook Tailoring, sit at their sewing machines in … Read more …

Categories Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s Tags Betty, Budack, Pinhook Tailoring, Sun Photos from the 1980s and 90s
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