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Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District

College Hall Postcard

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Postcard of college hall on Cornell College campus. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags College Hall, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Postcard

Fall Cornell College Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College campus in the Autumn with an unidentified male student. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?

Snowy Cornell Campus Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College campus. Late winter snow from April 30th of 1907. Date @1907

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

Cornell Graduates Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College graduates(?). Possibly the oration require of every graduate as part of … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?, Women

Postcard of King Chapel

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Postcard of King Chapel on the Cornell College campus.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Postcard, When is this?

Cornell Boxer Postcard

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Postcard of possible Cornell student life. Unknown male boxer. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?

Students Ice Skating

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Postcard of students ice skating on ink pond (north of town). Is this really Ink … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Ink Pond, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

Cornell Graduation

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Procession heading east past the north side of College Hall – will turn and go … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

Cornell Sports Team

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Return: Is this the wrestling team – perhaps basketball or gymnastics. Check against ROYAL Purple … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Alumni Gym, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Who am I?

South Hall

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South Hall – classroom building (1873) City water tower located on campus. Date @1915

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, South Hall

Literary Societies – Irving

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See other Literary Societies for additional information of these groups and their place in the … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College Literary Societies, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

Bridge Near Cornell College

Bridge Near Cornell College

See other sources for history and rebuilding. Since the late 1980s has been owned by … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?
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