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Bohemian Life

Blanche & Wesley Crofter’s Wedding Day

Photo of Blanche & Wesley Crofter's wedding day

Blanche & Wesley Crofter’s Wedding Day. Virgil Crofter’s parents

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Frank, Clarence, Mamie Pitlik

Photo of Frank, Clarence, Mamie Pitlik

L-R: Frank, Clarence, Mamie (Crofter) Pitlik

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Mamie & Frank Pitlik with friends

Photo of Mamie & Frank Pitlik with friends

Mamie & Frank Pitlik (couple in the middle) with unidentified friends.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Crofter brothers

Photo of Crofter brothers

Crofter brothers L-R: Thomas, Frank, Wesley (Virgil Crofter’s father)

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Virgil Crofter’s Aunts

Photo of the Crofter sisters

Virgil Crofter’s Aunts.  The six Crofter sisters, daughters of Thomas and Barbara Crofter. Bottom row … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Thomas and Barbara Crofter

Photo of Thomas and Barbara Crofter

Thomas and Barbara Crofter, Virgil Crofter’s grandparents

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

The Virgil Crofter Collection

Photo of Virgil Crofter with his pony and dog

Prepared and donated by Carolyn Wellso, 2004 Adapted for web in 2021 Virgil Crofter (1921-2012) … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos, Newsletters & Articles Tags Bohemian Life, Cedar River, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

Sunday on the Farm

Photo of Men Eating Ice Cream

Families would visit from farm to farm in the summer. These men are eating ice … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bohemian Life, Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe

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3 days ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
It's almost back-to-school time, so we thought we'd share this picture of Mount Vernon High School from 1927. The many windows were characteristic of the prairie-style architecture so popular at the time. The building now houses several shops, and even hosts our local farmers' market. ... See MoreSee Less

Mount Vernon High School

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Among the historic resources found in Mount Vernon is the 1927 High School Building. This building holds not only memories for citizens who may have attended school there, but also it offers a treasur...
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2 weeks ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Happy Monday, everybody! Today we'd like to share with you a postcard from 1914. Pictured is Palisades-Kepler State Park--you can see there are several men and a woman getting ready for (or just departing from) a trip down the Cedar River. The postcard is addressed to Mr. James Nixon of Waynetown, Indiana. ... See MoreSee Less

Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914

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Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914  
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission is in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

3 weeks ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Today's Mystery Monday photograph features a lone woman in a white dress, taken in 1900. This picture was taken in Mount Vernon's, most likely at Fisher's Studio, which used to reside where Mount Vernon Bank & Trust currently sits. If this woman looks familiar, drop us a comment down below! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Woman in a White Dress

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Head shot of this woman is also in this collection Backdrop from a photographer's studio in Mount Vernon, IA Date @1900
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