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Fashion

Cornell Baseball Game

photo of Cornell Baseball Game

Note cars and informal spectators, perhaps part of a series all of this one game? … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, The New Age, Who am I?, Women

Baseball Game

photo of baseball game

Note: cars and crowd Date @1920

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Women

Colored Postal Card

photo of a colored postal card; era before football field and track. Original picture could well be about 1900 and colored later.

Colored postal card; era before football field and track. Original picture could well be about … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Women

May Festival

May Festival

May Festival held in early spring at Cornell College Date @1904

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

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

City Hall office @ 1916. Two identified as Charles Weiss and John Gaston. Date 1916

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags City Hall, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Community Parade

Community Parade

Community parade (with band) circa 1905.– Probably going to the cemetery. Note buildings on the … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon

Cornell Band Practice

Cornell Band Practice

Pep band preparing for athletic event near ash field Note: Interurban tracks and brink streets … Read more …

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

Cornell Track and Field

Cornell Track and Field

Cornell track and field meet. Date @1915

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports

Cornell Football and Track Field Postcard

Cornell Football and Track Field Postcard

Description Postcard of Cornell College new field. Date @1930

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Sports

Track meet

Track meet

Description Probably one in a series of track met in this collection Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports

Commencement Speech

Commencement Speech

Description Speaker is Bishop Hugh Stutz (former pastor of the Mt Vernon Methodist Church and … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider, Women

Football Team in Action

Football Team in Action

Description Sports Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports
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