Crofter Collection Archives - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Model T Ford

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

1927 Model T Ford Date @1927

Tallest Corn

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

Virgil won the contest with this entry — crofter farm … Read more …

Oliver Tractor

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

1937 Oliver Tractor with lugs (spikes on steel wheels) Date … Read more …

Road Near Cedar River

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

Photo of a road that approaches going north from south … Read more …

1930 Black Chevy

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

1930 Chevy (black) at Crofter Farm Date @1930

Grain Threshing

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

Early tractor and belt driven threshing machine — 1920s trucks … Read more …

Gas and General Store

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

Gas station and general store; south side of the Red … Read more …

Grain Threshing Crew

July 8, 2020July 3, 2017

Grain threshing crew (14) at work for James Crofter. Date … Read more …

Downtown Mount Vernon

July 8, 2020July 1, 2017

Three gas stations and two auto garages evident. Lincoln Highway … Read more …

Group of Children

July 8, 2020June 26, 2017

Top Row: Angela Pirkle, Helen Broulik, Francis Cejka, Charlotte Pavelka, … Read more …

Unidentified Family

July 8, 2020June 25, 2017

Typical dress and elements of rural life before the tractor … Read more …

School in Mount Vernon

July 8, 2020June 25, 2017

Typical one room school in the Mt Vernon Area. Date … Read more …

Follow Our Facebook Page

This message is only visible to admins.
Backup cache in use.

PPCA Error: Due to Facebook API changes it is no longer possible to display a feed from a Facebook Page you are not an admin of. The Facebook feed below is not using a valid Access Token for this Facebook page and so has stopped updating.

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 weeks ago

Block 1 of Cornell College's 2020 fall semester starts today as student head back to classes both on campus and online. To celebrate, our Mystery Monday photo also features Cornellians in the classroom! This picture from 1910 is of a group of unidentified women attending a home economics lab in the Old Sem building. Let us know if this room or any of these alumnae looks familiar. ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Women in the Old Sem Laboratory - Mount Vernon, Iowa's - Historic Preservation Commission

mvhpc.org

Home Economics Lab Date @1910

View on Facebook

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 weeks ago

Take a virtual tour of the mesmerizing Haas-Lilenthal House. This museum is the only Queen Ann style house open to public in San Francisco. If you're interested in this style of Victorian home, check out all the Mount Vernon Queen Ann homes featured in the photo archive on website. ... See MoreSee Less

A San Francisco Victorian House Provides a Portal to the Past | National Trust for Historic Preservation

savingplaces.org

The restored Haas-Lilienthal House in San Francisco is the city's only Queen Anne Victorian-style house open to the public as a museum.

View on Facebook

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

3 weeks ago

Summer harvest is in full swing in today's Mystery Monday photo of a circa 1915 farmer on a horse-drawn plow. We'd love to know more about this historic equipment, so comment below if you have any information! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Farmer - Mount Vernon, Iowa's - Historic Preservation Commission

mvhpc.org

Date @1915

View on Facebook