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Funeral Procession

photo of Funeral Procession-1900

Note: Board sidewalks, animal watering tank in middle of Hi Way #1 and Main Street. … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Welcome Page Slider, Who am I?, Women

Unidentified Women in White Dress

photo of Unidentified Women in White Dress

Note: high heels (one of several pictures of this woman?) Return Date @1910

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

3rd Grade Classroom

photo of 3rd Grade Classroom

Photograph of 3rd grade class @ 1915-20 of the Mount Vernon Ward School. Identifications: 1 … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Women

U.S. Bicentennial Celebration

photo of U.S. Bicentennial Celebration

Photograph of the U.S. bicentennial celebration. In Memorial Park the bicentennial band playing on July … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, U.S. Bicentennial Celebration, Women

Palisades Summer Cottage

photo of Palisades Summer Cottage

Possible a commercial “fish camp” Date @1915

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

Wedding

photo of Wedding

Possible wedding picture. Note home-setting. Date @1910

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

Mount Vernon 1st Grade Class

photo of Mount Vernon 1st Grade Class

Postcard of the Mount Vernon 1st grade class of 1910. Identified by number 2- Robert … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Children, Fashion, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Postcard, Women

Pressing Operator

photo of Pressing Operator

Pressing operator at work. Date @1915

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

Memorial Day Parade

photo of Memorial Day Parade

Probably Decoration Day (Memorial Day) parade coming from downtown up the hill near the cemetery.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Fashion, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, When is this?, Women

Students in Front of High School

photo of Students in Front of High School

Probably students of several ages in front of the old high school at east Main … Read more …

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

Zachy Tailor Shop

photo of Zachy Tailor Shop

Probably the Zachy Tailor Shop – in the Odd Fellows Building (Bauman Clothing store). Note … Read more …

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

Two Mount Vernon Women

photo of Two Mount Vernon Women

Portraits of two unidentified Mount Vernon women, dressed in possible sailor top uniforms. Date @1915

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