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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.


William Brackett

Photo of William Brackett

William Brackett was born in Pittstown, New York on January 14th, 1825. His mother died … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Elisabeth Sherman Brackett

Photo of Elisabeth Sherman Brackett

Elisabeth Sherman Brackett was born in Wilton, New York on June 29th, 1825. Her parents … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

William Smith

Photo of William Smith

William Smith was born May 29th, 1848 in Penn Township, Ohio. He joined the Union … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Bank

Clara Ada Brackett

Photo of Clara Brackett Smith Spear

Clara Ada Brackett was born to Elizabeth Sherman Brackett and William Brackett in 1859. She … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

No Hour of History Order Form

Photo of No Hour of History Order Form

Order form for No Hour of History by Elisabeth Smith Ford, daughter of Clara Brackett Smith … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Armstrong Spear

Armstrong Spear

One of ten children born to Robert and Elizabeth Spear, Armstrong was born in Ireland. … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Elisabeth Smith Ford

Photo of Elisabeth Smith Ford

Elisabeth Smith Ford was the daughter of Clara Brackett Smith Spear and William Smith. Born … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Anna Brackett Neff

Photo of Anna Brackett Neff

Anna Brackett Neff was born on January 14th, 1847 in Wilton, New York. In 1858, … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Neff

Tintype titled “Founding Fathers”

Photo of four unidentified men.

Tintype titled “Founding Fathers”

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon

Joe & Harriett Meade

Photo of Joe & Harriett Meade

Joe & Harriett Meade

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon

Election Bet-1968

Photo of Paul Scott pushing Doc Sautter in wheelbarrow

Election Bet 1968. Paul Scott pushing Doc Sautter in a wheelbarrow heading East on First … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Dewey Humphries Election Bet-1968

Photo of Dewey Humphries posting the election bet poster

Dewey Humphries Election Bet 1968

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon
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