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Ivanhoe Bridge

Old Ivanhoe Bridge Roads @2002

Photo of Ivanhoe Bridge Roads

Looking north towards Mount Vernon shows the three roads that lead to the three Ivanhoe … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe Bridge

Standard Oil Attendant

Photo of Standard Oil Attendant

Manager of Standard Oil Station at Ivanhoe Bridge. The gentleman is unidentified.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Crofter Collection, Ivanhoe Bridge

Ivanhoe Bridge Postcard

photo of Ivanhoe Bridge Postcard

Postcard of the first Ivanhoe bridge over the Cedar River. Date @1905

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cedar River, Ivanhoe Bridge, Mount Vernon, Postcard

Ivanhoe Bridge Construction

photo of Ivanhoe Bridge Construction

Newspaper clipping shows the progress on the second steel Ivanhoe bridge. The new bridge is … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ivanhoe Bridge, Linn County, Mount Vernon

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2 weeks ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
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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