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Gus and Tony’s Pizza And Steak House

photo of Gus And Tony's Pizza and Steak House
Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Main Street – North Side in the Winter

photo of Main Street - North Side in the Winter

Photo of an attempt at snow removal on Main Street. Note presence of horses, as … Read more …

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

Mount Vernon Bank

photo of Mount Vernon Bank @1891

City Bank built in 1891. Located at 107 1st Street.

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

Main Street

photo of Main Street

Note: brick street – weaving pattern (no rails for Interurban – looks like they have … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Parade

photo of Parade

Parade – corner of 2nd Ave W and 1 st St SE

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

Women Walking Downtown

photo of Women Walking Downtown

This image has been printed backwards. These two women can be seen walking in front … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

American Four Square Style House

photo of American Four Square Style House

First floor siding is larger than second floor. Major changes made to garages in rear … Read more …

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

View of King Chapel from Ash Park Historic District

photo of the View of King Chapel from Ash Park Historic District
Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, When is this?

Aerial of East End Ash Park

photo of Aerial View of East End Ash Park

View from chapel tower

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

Athlete Performing a High Jump

photo of Athlete Performing a High Jump

Athlete performing a high jump in track and field.

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

House Details

photo of House Details

Details – Distinctive hood over attic windows, 3 patterns of shingles. Built @1900

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Glass Negative, Home Life, House, Mount Vernon, When is this?

Football Game

photo of Football Game

Football game vs DesMoines (68 Cornell and DesMoines 7). Score keepers

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, When is this?, Who am I?
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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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