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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

City Council

photo of City Council

1976-1977 City Council. Photograph with U.S. bicentennial. Identified from left to right: James Gunn, JoAnn … Read more …

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

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

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

Barnstormer Demonstration

photo of Barnstormer Demonstration

Another in a series on barnstormer or flying demonstration. Plane (as yet hardly seen) is … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Agriculture, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Pastimes, The New Age, Women

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

Unidentified Cornell Student

photo of Unidentified Cornell Student-1920

A possible Cornell student. Date @1920

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

Cornell College Graduate

photo of Cornell College Graduate

Asian woman student with older couple (could be Phillipino woman with retired faculty couple) (ret. … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ask R Thomas, Cornell College, Cornell Faculty, Cornell Students, Fashion, Glass Negative, Men, Mount Vernon, Where is this?, Who am I?, Women
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