The New Age Archives - Page 4 of 9 - Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Grain Threshing

Early tractor and belt driven threshing machine — 1920s trucks but horses still primary power. … Read more …

Fire reaches the entire building (east end) Businesses: Chez Rolan, Strand Theater, American Legion and … Read more …

First and second floor porches — details, overhang (appropriate paint colors) Date @1976

Reported to be the first electric siren. City siren a top of the wolfe block … Read more …

Electric generator/motor. Could be the one the city of Mt Vernon bought and used to … Read more …

First few yards of the move Date @1990. On March 22, 1990 the Wolfe building … Read more …

Flight — part of a series of a barnstormer — another flight picture, crowds, landing … Read more …

LISBON (Lincoln Highway – late 1920s – early 1930s; Interurban Date @1930

Loaded and moving on to First Street. Date @1990

Note cloth top cars – farm field landing strip – assumed Mt Vernon area. Date … Read more …

Perhaps in Upper Palisades railroad quarry used by Chicago Northwestern Railroad (additional picture). Date @1915

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