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King Chapel

Cornell College Campus

photo of Cornell College Campus

Note: Original porch on Bowman – third floor on Old Sem (burned in mid 1920s). … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bowman-Carter Hall, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Old Sem

Cornell Buildings Postcard

photo of Cornell Buildings Postcard

Postcard of Bowman Hall, King Chapel, and Old Sem. Photograph Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bowman-Carter Hall, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Old Sem, Postcard

Postcard of King Chapel

photo of Postcard of King Chapel

Postcard of King Chapel on the Cornell College campus.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Postcard, When is this?

Students Exiting King Chapel

photo of Students Exiting King Chapel

Students? (faculty or townspeople) leaving northwest door of King Chapel; 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

Speaker on Cornell Campus

photo of Speaker on Cornell Campus

Unknown speaker on King Chapel steps on July 4th, 1976 as part of the U.S. … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Fashion, King Chapel, Men, Mount Vernon, U.S. Bicentennial Celebration, 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

The Shantz House by Chris Stoner

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Description Student Report Creator Chris Stoner Date @1885-1890

Categories High School History Reports Tags Blacksmith, Brick, Hoover National Historic Site, King Chapel
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