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Sports

Cornell College Baseball Team

photo of Cornell College Baseball Team

Cornell College Students gather for a team photo

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Who am I?

Cornell College Student in Football Uniform

Cornell College Student in Football Uniform

Date @1905

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

Picnic and Games

photo of Picnic and Games

Large group of people

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

Unidentified Cornell Baseball Game

photo of Unidentified Cornell Baseball Game
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?

Women’s P.E.

photo of Women's P.E.

At Cornell College Date @1910

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

Mount Vernon High School Baseball Team

photo of Mount Vernon Highschool Baseball Team

Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports, Who am I?

Baseball Game

photo of Baseball Game

At Ash Field Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports

Track and Field Meet at Ash Field

photo of Track and Field Meet at Ash Field

Date @1920

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports

Football Outfit

photo of Football Outfit

Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Who am I?

Rope Climbing

photo of Rope Climbing

A rope climb set-up. Could be part of a student physical education training area Date … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Sports

Cornell College Football Team

photo of Cornell College Football Team

Cornell College football team. Note: size and shape of the football and lack of pads … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Welcome Page Slider, Where is this?, Who am I?

Cornell College Track Race

photo of Cornell College Track Race
Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?
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Archaeologist, historian and historic preservationist Leah Rogers has spent decades uncovering and often literally digging up countless stories from Iowa’s p...

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Continuing our highlight of photographs of unidentified Cornell students, today's Mystery Monday photo is of a young Cornellian in a smart dark suit c.1915. With Wednesday being the last day of the academic calendar, and commencement scheduled for Sunday, it's always exciting to look back and consider the lives and pursuits of these historical members of our photo archive. If this alumnus looks familiar, let us know in the comments below. ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Cornell Student

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Portrait of an unknown Cornell student. Date @1915
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