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July 4th

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Nitty Gritty-2017. Dealer Julie Hendricks in her booth during the July 4th festival.

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Nitty Gritty-2017. 100 block of First Street West during the July 4th festival.

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Nitty Gritty-2017. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kaine enjoy a quiet moment during the July 4th … Read more …

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Nitty Gritty-2017. July 4th Festival

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Nitty Gritty-2017. The Skillet Cafe was packed during the July 4th celebration. Owners are Fran … Read more …

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Nitty Gritty-2017. Looking west towards the First Brick during the July 4th festival.

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Nitty Gritty-2017. Masons Dave Kroeger and John Thornton fire up the grill for the July … Read more …

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Nitty Gritty-2017. Mount Vernon Masonic Lodge #112 serves hot dogs and brats at the July … Read more …

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Nitty Gritty-2017 Visitors trying out chairs from Make It Old Iron at the July 4th … Read more …

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Nitty Gritty-2018

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Nitty Gritty-2018. Annual July 4th festival

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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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