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Unidentified Man Lying Down While Reading and Smoking a Pipe

photo of Unidentified Man Lying Down While Reading and Smoking a Pipe

“And the weary are at rest”

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?

Boardwalk into a Forest

photo of Boardwalk into a Forest

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Where is this?

Old Guys Dorm

photo of Old Guys Dorm

R Thomas: I don’t remember the name of this one! King Chapel in the background

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Cornell College, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Where is this?

Photo of Main Street

Photo of Main Street

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?

Watson House

photo of Watson House

Is now the Alumni Center

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Watson House, When is this?, Where is this?

Unidentified Cornell Students

photo of Unidentified Cornell Students

R Thomas: Are they on some sort of sports team? Cornell College students in front … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, box, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Who am I?

Unidentified News Article

photo of Unidentified News Article

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Commercial Historic District, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, When is this?

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