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Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District

323 Tenth Avenue SW

photo of 323 Tenth Avenue SW

323 Tenth Avenue SW Home of Cornell professor J. Harold Ennis (sociology, political science, economics) … Read more …

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

405 Third Street SW

photo 405 Third Street SW

405 Third Street SW

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

503 First Street West

photo of 503 First Street West

503 First Street West-The Grill

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

702 8th Avenue NW

photo of 702 8th Avenue NW

702 8th Avenue NW Known as Reuben Ash home.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Reuben Ash Home

515 First Street West

photo of 515 First Street West

515 First Street West Give Coe The Ax Welcome Homecomers

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

731 First Street NW

photo of 731 First Street NW

731 First Street NW Known as the Platner house.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Platner House

Theater Event in King Chapel

photo of Theater Event in King Chapel

Date @1915

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Women

405 Third Street SW

photo of 405 Third Street SW

405 Third Street SW

Categories Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

Unidentified Women in the Old Sem Laboratory

photo of Unidentified Women in the Old Sem Laboratory

Home Economics Lab Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Cornell Theatre Production in King Chapel

photo of Cornell Theatre Production in King Chapel

Date @1915

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon

309 Fifth Avenue SW @ 1865

photo of 309 Fifth Avenue SW

309 Fifth Avenue SW, non-extant Cornell College destroyed this house to make way for the … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brick, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, National Register of Historic Places

Unidentified Cornell Student

photo of Unidentified Cornell Student-1915

Cornell student? Two pictures of this woman in the collection Date @1915

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