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.
Roy Johnson
Roy Johnson was born on August 5th 1896. He farmed and was also employed by … Read more …
Dorothy Neff Johnson
Dorothy Neff Johnson was born September 19th, 1900 in Mount Vernon to C.W. and Nellie … Read more …
Alta, Myron, and Dorothy Neff
Alta, Myron, and Dorothy Neff, children of C.W. and Nellie Neff. Taken in 1906.
Mary Jane Yount Shantz
Mary Jane Yount Shantz was born in Hendricks County, Indiana on February 18th, 1845. In … Read more …
Martin Luther Shantz
Martin Luther Shantz was born in Pennsylvania on May 16th, 1844 to John Shantz and … Read more …
Alta and Dorothy Neff, Vera and Clare Yount, 1907
Pictured are Alta and Dorothy Neff, daughters of C.W. and Nellie Neff, and their cousins, … Read more …
Myron Neff and Family
Pictured are four generations of Neffs: Myron (left), his son Fred (right), Fred’s son Howard … Read more …
Bill and Nellie Neff
Charles William Neff was born August 2nd, 1873 to Myron and Anna Neff. He was … Read more …