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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Mount Vernon

Swimming Women

photo of Swimming Women

2 unidentified women in swimming suits at the Palisades (bad negative) Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Palisades-Kepler State Park, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Women with Children

photo of Unidentified Women with Children

2 unidentified women with infants. Note baby carriage, hair and dress styles Date @1900-10

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Mount Vernon Aerial

photo of Mount Vernon Aerial-1976

200 Block of West First St at least six months after the Feb 1975 fire … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Aerial, Fire, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Mount Vernon Home

photo of Mount Vernon Home-209

209 5th Ave. West. Long time home of Frank Benesh III (mayor of city), also … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Men After Fishing

photo of Men After Fishing

3 unidentified men with string of freshly caught fish. note camping sceen with tent, and … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?

Mount Vernon Aerial

photo of Mount Vernon Aerial

Aerial photograph taken in a series of the city on May 12th 1975. return – … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Aerial, Mount Vernon

Kepler House

photo of Kepler House

After restoration of large front porch and railings etc. Historic paint colors. Kepler donated land … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Home Life, House, Mount Vernon

Barnstormer

photo of Barnstormer

Aircraft in flight — Part of series on barnstormer — landing, crowd, take off, flight … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, The New Age

Alhoeiz

photo of Alhoeiz

Alhoeiz – very large group. Details? Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women

Mount Vernon Home

photo of Mount Vernon Home-2008

Almost perfect preservation –resent multi-color painting and rehabilitation – wrap around porch and upper ornate … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Home Life, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider

First Map of the Area

photo of First Map of the Area

Along the right side of the map is a line indicating a treaty boundary. Note … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Maps, Mount Vernon

Barnstormer Demonstration

photo of Barnstormer Demonstration

Another in a series on barnstormer or flying demonstration. Plane (as yet hardly seen) is … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Agriculture, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age, Women
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