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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Funeral Procession

photo of Funeral Procession-1900

Note: Board sidewalks, animal watering tank in middle of Hi Way #1 and Main Street. … Read more …

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

Sutliff Bridge

photo of Sutliff Bridge

Perhaps the first iron bridge across the River? Near Ivanhoe? Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cedar River, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

Bauman’s Men’s Clothing for a Century

photo of Bauman's Men's Clothing for a Century

Note entrance for students along right wall; Lodge hall on second floor – shoe shine, … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Oil Heating Tank

photo of Oil Heating Tank

Oil heating tank in rubble Date @1975

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fire, Mount Vernon, Wolfe Block

Living Room

photo of Living Room

Note fabrics and patterns. See also polished stove, chairs and tables — a sitting room … Read more …

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

Man by Cedar River

photo of Man by Cedar River

Note: canoe and rock writing Date @1915

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

Untitled

Photo of Untitled

Note fire burning in all five stores but not damaging the 1915 City Hall to … Read more …

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

Train

photo of Train

Photograph of historic steam engine that visited Mount Vernon on Sept. 1982. Date @1982

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

Mount Vernon Motel

photo of Mount Vernon Motel

Photo from late 1950s; US #30 Bypass recently finished. Date @1950

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

Mount Vernon Porch

photo of Mount Vernon Porch

Note five sided porch, narrow siding and pattern, carpenter lace above windows on second floor … Read more …

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

The Altoona Hotel

photo of The Altoona Hotel

Photo is in a series of pre-demolition pictures. Given by Cornell to the City and … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Mount Vernon

Student Housing

photo of Student Housing

Old student rooming house (women) Porch restored; house built @ 1900 Date @1996

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