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Anderson Shoe Service and Goudy’s Café @ 1941

Photo of Anderson Shoe Service and Goudy Cafe

Anderson Shoe Service and Goudy’s Café @ 1941

Downtown @ 1940s

In the 1940s Saturday night was the big night for downtown. All the Main Street … Read more …

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@1943-44. Main Street. Mt. Vernon, Iowa. Postcard.

Downtown Mount Vernon, 1998

Downtown Mount Vernon. Photograph by Bob Campagna, 1998

Randall’s Tap

Store on main street 103 1st St E, Mt Vernon, IA 52314

Today's photo is not a mystery, but instead a significant event in Mount Vernon and Cornell College history - a visit from Martin Luther King Jr. on October 15, 1962. With today being MLK Day, we thought it only appropriate to share the entire file on Martin Luther King Jr.'s visit from the Cornell College archive. MLK gave a lecture to a packed house at King Chapel and the college archive has preserved photographs, programs, and letters from Dr. King's time on campus. ... See MoreSee Less

MLK Visit · Cornell College Archives

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Archive Displays and Exhibits

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With a new year starting, take a look back at the winners of the 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards. Each winner demonstrated an excellence in preservation on a historic American building. ... See MoreSee Less

A Sense Of Place: The Winners Of The 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards | National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Projects in Washington D.C., Milwaukee, and New York City took top honors in this year's Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Awards.

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How did you ring in the New Year? Were you in bed before midnight or did you celebrate with friends like the subjects of today's Mystery Monday photo? While we don't know the occasion for such lively festivities, we'd certainly love to join the party with these unidentified merry-makers in this glass negative from 1915. ... See MoreSee Less

Party - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Share with your friendsPossible party with a group of friends. Possibly Cornell College students or ... Read more ...

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Anderson Shoe Service and Goudy’s Café @ 1941

Downtown @ 1940s

Mount Vernon Funeral, 1900

Main Street

Downtown Mount Vernon, 1998

Photo of Main Street

Randall’s Tap

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Bauman’s on Main Street

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