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King Chapel

King Chapel and Old Sem

photo of King Chapel and Old Sem

R Thomas: What date should go with this picture?

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Old Sem

Theatre Production in King Chapel

photo of Theatre Production in King Chapel

Date @1915

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon

Orchestra in front of King Chapel

photo of Orchestra in front of King Chapel

Cornell College orchestra before a concert or tour. Date @1915

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

May Queen

photo of May Queen

May Queen standing in front of King Chapel. Date @1910

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

U.S. Bicentennial Celebration

photo of U.S. Bicentennial Celebration

Highlight celebration of US Bicentennial Celebration — picnic and community worship service at King Chapel … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, U.S. Bicentennial Celebration, Who am I?, Women

Cornell Band

photo of Cornell Band

East side of King Chapel. return for yearbook search & better dating Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, King Chapel, Men, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider, Who am I?

Orchestra Group

photo of Orchestra Group

King Chapel Date @1914

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

King Chapel

photo of King Chapel-1960

King Chapel on Cornell College campus. Date @1960

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider

King Chapel

photo of King Chapel

King Chapel on the Cornell College campus. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon

Lover’s Lane

photo of Lover's Lane

Lover’s Lane is to South and West of the chapel (behind the College Commons – … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Lover's Lane, Mount Vernon

Orchestra Performance

photo of Orchestra Performance

Note: portraits of Bowman (right) and King (left), ceiling stenciling, woodwork, organ Date @1915

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

Theater Production in King Chapel

Theater Production in King Chapel

Notice hanging light fixtures Date @1915

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

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.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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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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