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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Ward School Students

photo of Ward School Students

Apparently a picture outside of Ward School of the class of lower grade students Date … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Ward Elementary School, Who am I?

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women

Apparently an unidentified woman and dog. Note carpet, piano(organ), and chairs.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Steam Tractor

photo of Steam Tractor

A photo of a steam tractor plowing a field. Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Agriculture, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Where is this?

Road Near Cedar River

photo of Road Near Cedar River

Photo of a road that approaches going north from south side of Red Cedar River. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Crofter Collection, Mount Vernon

Historic Home

photo of Historic Home

Architect design home. Garage redesigned in 1995 (resident of David Lyon at the time). Date … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon

Unidentified Cornell Student

photo of Unidentified Cornell Student-1920

A possible Cornell student. Date @1920

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

Cornell College Graduate

photo of Cornell College Graduate

Asian woman student with older couple (could be Phillipino woman with retired faculty couple) (ret. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Bridge

photo of Bridge

Assume this is an early bridge over the Red Cedar River south of Mt Vernon … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cedar River, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Where is this?

1930 Black Chevy

photo of 1930 Black Chevy

1930 Chevy (black) at Crofter Farm Date @1930

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

Lincoln Highway over Chicago Northwestern Railroad

photo of Lincoln Highway over Chicago Northwestern Railroad

Lincoln highway spanning Chicago northwestern railroad. Automobile traffic barred in the early 1970s. Historic reconstruction … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon

Unidentified Men

photo of Unidentified Men-negative

Bad negative

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

Bauman Home

photo of Bauman Home-1995

Bauman Home – Highway #1 and Palisades Road – built @1855. Date @1995

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Ask R Thomas, Bauman House, Mount Vernon
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