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Fashion

Mount Vernon Father and Daughter

photo of Mount Vernon Father and Daughter

A portrait of an unidentified Mount Vernon father and daughter. Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Unidentified Woman

photo of Unidentified Woman-1910

Styles? Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

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 Women

Sisters, friends, mother and daughter? Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Class

photo of Class

Students of a 1 room school. Teacher: Miss Helen Freer. Students: Mabel Cummins, Hazel Whitlatch, … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Mount Vernon Children

photo of Mount Vernon Children-1905

Portrait of two Mount Vernon children Date @1905

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Snow Shovelers

photo of Snow Shovelers

Snow removal along the interurban line (main street). Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Home Life, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age

Young Mount Vernon Child

photo of Young Mount Vernon Child

Studio portrait of a young child in Mount Vernon. Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Ford Model A

photo of Ford Model A

The ten millionth of the Ford Model “A”. Cross country tour of restored automobile in … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, The New Age, Welcome Page Slider, Who am I?

Unidentified Child

photo of Unidentified Child-1910

Studio setting. Unidentified child. It is unsure what gender this child is. Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Unidentified Girl

photo of Unidentified Girl

Studio setting

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Unidentified Girl

photo of Unidentified Girl-1910

This is one of series of this girl taken in front of this stone agriculutral … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?
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