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The New Age

Bauman’s on Main Street

photo of Bauman's on Main Street
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age, When is this?

Main Street in Winter

photo of Main Street in Winter
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age, When is this?

Main Street

photo of Main Street-1919

Date @1919

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age, When is this?

Mount Vernon General Store

photo of Mount Vernon General Store
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, The New Age, When is this?

First Street SW

photo of First Street SW

Bauman’s men’s clothing store. Stolls Variety Store (southside) consolidated several buildings, paved street. New street … Read more …

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street-1919

Corner of 1st Street west and 2nd Ave. north including vehicles. Date @1919

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age, Who am I?

Old Bank Building

photo of Old Bank Building

Lincoln Highway banner. Date @2000

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street-1920

Lincoln Highway era; Interurban tracks and brick paving; unusual good photo of First Street West … Read more …

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

Citizens State Bank of Mount Vernon

photo of Citizens State Bank of Mount Vernon

Key Structure in Commercial District (NRHP) 1915 became Citizens State Bank of Mt Vernon; Closed … Read more …

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street @1968

North side of the 100 block on 1st Street West (main street) Mount Vernon. Date … Read more …

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street @1950

Note the marquis for the Strand Theater in the upper left, which is on the … Read more …

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