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Unidentified Woman in a White Dress

photo of Unidentified Woman in a White Dress

Head shot of this woman is also in this collection Backdrop from a photographer’s studio … Read more …

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

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?

Group of Men

photo of Group of Men
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?, 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 Family Portrait

photo of Unidentified Family Portrait
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Two Unidentified Children

photo of Two Unidentified Children

Date @1915

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

Young and Old Portrait of a Mount Vernon Man

photo of Young and Old Portrait of a Mount Vernon Man

Portraits of an unidentified Mount Vernon man. Date @1910

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

Unidentified Women and Children Wading in a Stream

photo of Unidentified Women and Children Wading in a Stream
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Cornell Students

photo of Unidentified Cornell Students
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, 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?

Unidentified Family Photo

photo of Unidentified Family Photo
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags box, Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women
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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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