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Gazebo

photo of Gazebo
Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?

Mount Vernon Visitor’s Center and Water tower

photo of Mount Vernon Visitor's Center and Water tower
Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Wolfe Brother's Office

Cornell Theatre Production in King Chapel

photo of Cornell Theatre Production in King Chapel

Date @1910

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Unidentified Man in Front of the Gazebo

photo of Unidentified Man in Front of the Gazebo
Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, When is this?

Memorial Park

photo of Memorial Park

Fall-2012

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags City Water Tower, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Wolfe Brother's Office

Mount Vernon House

photo of Mount Vernon House

Built by Prof C.R.Keyes, later owned by another long time Cornell professor, Harold Ennis. Built … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Altoona Hall South Side

photo of Altoona Hall South Side

Center section of the South side of the building. Originally a hotel built by local … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Altoona Hotel, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Bowman-Carter Hall

photo of Bowman-Carter Hall

Note Solarium off Parlor – removed in 1940s and replaced by dining hall

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bowman-Carter Hall, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider, When is this?

Alumni Hall – McWethy Hall

photo of Alumni Hall - McWethy Hall

Photograph of Alumni Hall as it was named from 1909 until 2002 when it became … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Alumni Gym, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Postcard of King Chapel

photo of Postcard of King Chapel

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?

Students Ice Skating

photo of Students Ice Skating

Postcard of students ice skating on ink pond (north of town). Is this really Ink … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Students, Fashion, Ink Pond, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

Bridge Near Cornell College

Bridge Near Cornell College

See other sources for history and rebuilding. Since the late 1980s has been owned by … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?
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