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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

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Cornell Men’s Baseball Team

photo of Cornell Men's Baseball Team

A photo of the men’s baseball team from the Royal Purple; ~1910 Creator Royal Purple … Read more …

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, Who am I?

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?

Cornell Bleachers

Photo of Cornell Bleachers

Note – bleachers for athletic event Could be at performance of May Festival Date @1915

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, Who am I?, Women

Cornell Baseball Game

photo of Cornell Baseball Game

Note cars and informal spectators, perhaps part of a series all of this one game? … Read more …

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, The New Age, Who am I?, Women

May Festival

May Festival

May Festival held in early spring at Cornell College Date @1904

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

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

Charles Weiss and John Gaston in City Hall

City Hall office @ 1916. Two identified as Charles Weiss and John Gaston. Date 1916

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

Cornell Band Practice

Cornell Band Practice

Pep band preparing for athletic event near ash field Note: Interurban tracks and brink streets … Read more …

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

Unidentified Men

Unidentified Men

Description Three unidentified males/ The World Loves a Well Tailored Man Date @1910

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

Track and Field Meet

Track and Field Meet

Description the Finish (part of a series of photos Date @1910

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

Track and Field

Track and Field

Description A series of photos of this meet in this collection; The Start Date @1915

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, Who am I?, Women

Community Event

Community Event in Ash Park District circa 1910

Description Is this Ash Park and field? Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Ask R Thomas, Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women

Witches from Cornell College Production of Othello

Cornell College witches from Shakespeare's "Othello."

Cornell College witches from Shakespeare’s “Othello.”  

Categories Cornell College District - Photos Tags Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Who am I?, Women
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5 days ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
It's almost back-to-school time, so we thought we'd share this picture of Mount Vernon High School from 1927. The many windows were characteristic of the prairie-style architecture so popular at the time. The building now houses several shops, and even hosts our local farmers' market. ... See MoreSee Less

Mount Vernon High School

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Among the historic resources found in Mount Vernon is the 1927 High School Building. This building holds not only memories for citizens who may have attended school there, but also it offers a treasur...
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2 weeks ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Happy Monday, everybody! Today we'd like to share with you a postcard from 1914. Pictured is Palisades-Kepler State Park--you can see there are several men and a woman getting ready for (or just departing from) a trip down the Cedar River. The postcard is addressed to Mr. James Nixon of Waynetown, Indiana. ... See MoreSee Less

Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914

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Postcard of Cedar River at Palisades Kepler State Park @1914  
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3 weeks ago

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Today's Mystery Monday photograph features a lone woman in a white dress, taken in 1900. This picture was taken in Mount Vernon's, most likely at Fisher's Studio, which used to reside where Mount Vernon Bank & Trust currently sits. If this woman looks familiar, drop us a comment down below! ... See MoreSee Less

Unidentified Woman in a White Dress

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Head shot of this woman is also in this collection Backdrop from a photographer's studio in Mount Vernon, IA Date @1900
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