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Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Two photos of Lucile Quist, Mount Vernon High School

@1915. Lucile Quist. Mount Vernon High School teacher. School project. p.8. Captions read: 1. “All … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, School Project

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of Poem to Eleanor Pearson, Mount Vernon High School

@1915. Mount Vernon High School. School Project. Poem about Eleanor Pearson. p.7. “The teacher of … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, School Project

Mount Vernon High School

Two photos of Eleanor Pearson of Mount Vernon High School

@1915. Eleanor Pearson. Teacher at Mount Vernon High School. School project. p.6. Captions read: 1. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, School Project

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of mount vernon high school project poem

@1915. Poem about Superintendent H.E. Kensinger. School project. p.5 “Our Superintendent, a man of renown,/Well … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Two Photos of H.E. Kensinger, Mount Vernon High School

@1915. Harry Ernest Kensinger – Superintendent of Schools, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. p. 4. Captions read: … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags H.E.Kensinger, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of page 3 of Mount Vernon High School Project

@1915. Mount Vernon High School. School project. p.3. “Still sits the schoolhouse by the road/The … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, MVHS

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of Mount Vernon High School

@1915. Mount Vernon High School. School project. Pg.2

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School, MVHS, School Project
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