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College Hall Postcard

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Postcard of college hall on Cornell College campus. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags College Hall, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Postcard

Fall Cornell College Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College campus in the Autumn with an unidentified male student. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?

Snowy Cornell Campus Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College campus. Late winter snow from April 30th of 1907. Date @1907

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Postcard

Cornell Graduates Postcard

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Postcard of Cornell College graduates(?). Possibly the oration require of every graduate as part of … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?, Women

Postcard of King Chapel

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Postcard of King Chapel on the Cornell College campus.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, King Chapel, Mount Vernon, Postcard, When is this?

Cornell Boxer Postcard

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Postcard of possible Cornell student life. Unknown male boxer. Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Who am I?

Main Street Postcard

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Note railroad service track for freight at left. Note brick paving. Note lamp posts design. … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Postcard, The New Age

Cornell Football and Track Field Postcard

Cornell Football and Track Field Postcard

Description Postcard of Cornell College new field. Date @1930

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Postcard, Sports

South Hall

South Hall

Postcard of the Cornell College building South Hall @ 1915. Note the building was called … Read more …

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5 days ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
It's almost back-to-school time, so we thought we'd share this picture of Mount Vernon High School from 1927. The many windows were characteristic of the prairie-style architecture so popular at the time. The building now houses several shops, and even hosts our local farmers' market. ... See MoreSee Less

Mount Vernon High School

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Among the historic resources found in Mount Vernon is the 1927 High School Building. This building holds not only memories for citizens who may have attended school there, but also it offers a treasur...
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2 weeks ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Happy Monday, everybody! Today we'd like to share with you a postcard from 1914. Pictured is Palisades-Kepler State Park--you can see there are several men and a woman getting ready for (or just departing from) a trip down the Cedar River. The postcard is addressed to Mr. James Nixon of Waynetown, Indiana. ... See MoreSee Less

Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914

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Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914  
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3 weeks ago

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Today's Mystery Monday photograph features a lone woman in a white dress, taken in 1900. This picture was taken in Mount Vernon's, most likely at Fisher's Studio, which used to reside where Mount Vernon Bank & Trust currently sits. If this woman looks familiar, drop us a comment down below! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Woman in a White Dress

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Head shot of this woman is also in this collection Backdrop from a photographer's studio in Mount Vernon, IA Date @1900
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