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Bicycles

photo of Bicycles
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Women on Porch

photo of Women on Porch
Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, When is this?, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Tallest Corn

photo of Tallest Corn

Virgil won the contest with this entry — crofter farm is in the Ivanhoe area … Read more …

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

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women-1910

2 unidentified (students?) women (rooming house?) Sisters? (women’s bedroom) Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Home Life, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women-1915

2 unidentified women (students?) Date @1915

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Swimming Women

photo of Swimming Women

2 unidentified women in swimming suits at the Palisades (bad negative) Date @1910

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Palisades-Kepler State Park, Pastimes, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Women with Children

photo of Unidentified Women with Children

2 unidentified women with infants. Note baby carriage, hair and dress styles Date @1900-10

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Men After Fishing

photo of Men After Fishing

3 unidentified men with string of freshly caught fish. note camping sceen with tent, and … Read more …

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

Alhoeiz

photo of Alhoeiz

Alhoeiz – very large group. Details? Date @1910

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

Ward School Students

photo of Ward School Students

Apparently a picture outside of Ward School of the class of lower grade students Date … Read more …

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

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women

Apparently an unidentified woman and dog. Note carpet, piano(organ), and chairs.

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

Family Gathering at Palisades-Kepler State Park

photo of Family Gathering at Palisades-Kepler State Park

A family gathering at the home of Charles Kepler in Palisades-Kepler State Park.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Family, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Palisades-Kepler State Park, Pastimes, When is this?, Who am I?, Women
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