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Cornell College

Student Housing

photo of Student Housing

Old student rooming house (women) Porch restored; house built @ 1900 Date @1996

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon

Boyd House

photo of Boyd House

Photo of Boyd House by Robyn Dochterman, published in The Cornellian, Feb 15, 1982. Several … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Boyd House, Cornell College, House, The Cornellian

Cornell Aerial

photo of Cornell Aerial

Picture before construction of West Hall in 1976. Cornell campus from 5th Ave SW to … Read more …

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

Mount Vernon House

photo of Mount Vernon House-324

Residence at 324 S. 3rd Street SW. Student Rooming house

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Glass Negative, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Cornell Students Arriving to Campus

photo of Cornell Students Arriving to Campus

Students arriving or departing Mt Vernon; Note: double track crossing. Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Train Station, Women

Unidentified Cornell Student

photo of Unidentified Cornell Student-1915

Unidentified female. studio setting (student?) 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, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

People Awaiting Train

photo of People Awaiting Train

The north face of the 1902 railroad depot. Passengers awaiting arrive of the train — … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Welcome Page Slider, Who am I?, Women

Cornell Students Working at Palisades Kepler Park

photo of Cornell Students Working at Palisades Kepler Park

Women doing fieldwork for science classes at Palisades Kepler Park.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Palisades-Kepler State Park, When is this?, Who am I?

Unidentified Cornell Student

photo of Unidentified Cornell Student-1910

Unidentified male. Possibly a Cornell student; studio setting. Date @1910

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, Who am I?

Cornell Student at the Spear Memorial Fountain

photo of Cornell Student at the Spear Memorial Fountain

An unidentified Cornell student rests at the Spear Memorial Fountain. Spear Memorial Fountain is the … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Spear Memorial Fountain, Who am I?

Unidentified Men

photo of Unidentified Men

Two young men at work. Could be students in their room in a home — … Read more …

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

Rope Climbing

photo of Rope Climbing

A rope climb set-up. Could be part of a student physical education training area Date … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports
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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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