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.
Palisades State Park
@October 3, 1931. Written October 3, stamped October 5th. Palisades State Park. Postcard. “Am having … Read more …
Beaver Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
March 3, 1914. Postcard. Entrance to Beaver Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
615 3rd Ave NW
Beatrice & Bernadine Burge Wilcox (twins) sitting in yard at 615 3rd Ave NW, built … Read more …
615 3rd Ave NW
House built @1903. Builder was Ed Maybouer. Chris & Connie Stoltz purchased the house and … Read more …