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Women

Parade

photo of Parade

Parade – corner of 2nd Ave W and 1 st St SE

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

Women Walking Downtown

photo of Women Walking Downtown

This image has been printed backwards. These two women can be seen walking in front … Read more …

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, When is this?, Who am I?, Women

Parade

photo of Parade

RETURN for details – newspapers etc parade related to www @1918? Date @ 1918?

Categories Commercial District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Commercial Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Lincoln Highway, Main Street, Men, Mount Vernon, Women

Unidentified Workers

photo of Unidentified Workers

Taylor shop. Three women and two men. Note location infront of widows for best day … Read more …

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

Unidentified Women

photo of Unidentified Women

Two unidentified women walking on main street and Highway 1. Note the building in the … Read more …

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

Picnic in Ash Park

photo of Picnic in Ash Park

Date @1910

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Fashion, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Women

May Festival Program (women)

photo of May Festival Program - Women

Photo taken at Ash Park near Alumni Gymnasium for the May festival program. Date @1915

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

Football Game

photo of Football Game

Game at Ash Field (note Interurban train waiting — might be Coe game.) Date @1915

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Children, Cornell College, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Women

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

Baseball Game

photo of baseball game

Note: cars and crowd Date @1920

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Cornell Students, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Sports, Women

Colored Postal Card

photo of a colored postal card; era before football field and track. Original picture could well be about 1900 and colored later.

Colored postal card; era before football field and track. Original picture could well be about … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Cornell College, Fashion, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, Women
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