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Trolley on Main Street

photo of Trolley on Main Street
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Main Street

photo of Main Street-1970

Shutz pharmacy on main street Date @1970’s

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Football Float

photo of Football Float

Float for the football team who was playing Marion. Standard Station and DX oil station … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Crofter Collection, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Who am I?, Women

Wolfe-Ellison Block

photo of Wolfe-Ellison Block

Parade of school children at corner of highway #1 and main street — moving east. … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

Bank – Brackett Building

photo of Bank-Bracket Building

Built as a local bank in 1891 but failed within a few years. Business run … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?

Main Street

photo of Main Street-1919

Corner of 1st Street west and 2nd Ave. north including vehicles. Date @1919

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age, Who am I?

Decoration Day

photo of Decoration Day

Decoration Day parade. Note board sidewalks, dirt street, prior to construction of Odd Fellows building … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

Funeral Procession

photo of Funeral Procession

Funeral procession for World War I veteran Joseph Dvorak @ 1921. (Date changed from 1921 … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

Cedar Rapids Commercial Club on Main Street

photo of Cedar Rapids Commercial Club on Main Street

Performance put on by the Cedar Rapids Commercial Club at Mount Vernon. Fox Bldg later … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Women

Old Main Street

photo of Old Main Street @1895

Note dirt street, board sidewalks, bay window on 100 W First St; possible parade for … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Women

Parade

photo of Parade

Parade – corner of 2nd Ave W and 1 st St SE

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

Possibly a Political Rally

photo of Possibly a Political Rally

Political rally? Courtesy of Cornell College Archives (Mount Vernon, Iowa) Date @1950

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Commercial Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Who am I?
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