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Anna Brackett Neff

Photo of Anna Brackett Neff

Anna Brackett Neff was born on January 14th, 1847 in Wilton, New York. In 1858, … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Brackett House, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Neff

Tintype titled “Founding Fathers”

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Tintype titled “Founding Fathers”

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Joe & Harriett Meade

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Joe & Harriett Meade

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Election Bet-1968

Photo of Paul Scott pushing Doc Sautter in wheelbarrow

Election Bet 1968. Paul Scott pushing Doc Sautter in a wheelbarrow heading East on First … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Dewey Humphries Election Bet-1968

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Dewey Humphries Election Bet 1968

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Election Bet-1968 Bob Sautter, Paul Scott

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Election Bet 1968 Bob Sautter, Paul Scott

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Election Bet-1968

Photo of Doc Sauter sitting in a wheelbarrow

Election Bet 1968 Chuck Swanney, Bob Sautter, Joe Meade & Paul Scott

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

Policeman Earl Wolvers

photo of Earl Wolvers and his squad car

Policeman Earl Wolvers and his squad car. Date @1970

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Mount Vernon

410 Second Avenue NW

Photo of 410 Second Avenue NW

410 Second Avenue NW The home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Sievers. Max was the … Read more …

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410 Second Avenue NW

Photo of Max Sievers standing in his yard at 410 Second Avenue NW

410 Second Avenue NW. Max Sievers, elementary school custodian, standing in his flower garden. @ … Read more …

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Wolfe children sitting on front steps, 1962

Photo of Wolfe children sitting on front steps, 1962

Wolfe children sitting on front steps, 1962. Sitting from left to right: Andy Wolfe, Barb … Read more …

Categories Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Wolfe Family

John & Betty Wolfe

Photo of John & Betty Wolfe with their 8 children, 1970

John & Betty Wolfe with their 8 children, 1970. On the couch, from left to … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Wolfe Family
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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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