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Children’s Parade Float

photo of Children's Parade Float

Four boys pulling a decorated wagon with “queen” and two “attendants” Date @1915

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

Mount Vernon House

photo of Mount Vernon House

Is this the Albright/Ebersole house at 1st St W and 3rd Ave SW? (east wing … Read more …

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

Unidentified Group

photo of Unidentified Group

Group of unidentified individuals. Possibly friends or students of Cornell College. Date @1910

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

Unidentified Family

photo of Unidentified Family-1910

Hammock swing – could be family at rest. Date @1910

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

Fire Station

photo of Fire Station

Hanging hose to dry in 1960s fire station.

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

Unidentified Family

photo of Unidentified Family-1915

Is this the Mt Vernon area? Date @1915

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

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women

Four unidentified women. Relatives? Friends? Mother and daughter? Summer walk in the palisades?

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

Unidentified Men

photo of Unidentified Men

Help us — who are these young men?

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

Mount Vernon Cemetery

photo of Mount Vernon Cemetery

K. P. Decoration Day on June 23, 1912. (imprinted on print) Date @1912

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

Man with Horse

photo of Man with Horse

Location not in Mount Vernon Date @1910

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

Family

photo of Family-1915

Note – room interior – decoration Date @1915

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

Ward School

photo of Ward School

Note audience on far right, early Victrola in doorway – Identifications? Date @1920

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