Photo of Vernon Odd Fellows Lodge
An old photo of the Vernon Odd Fellows Lodge, corner of Route 5 (Seneca St) and South Sconondoa St.
Log Cabin Flask by Mount Vernon Glass Works
Only a few of these historic glass flasks are known to exist (3), and are regarded as one of the most important and collectable bottles ever made in America. This one sold in 2022 for $41,000. Its importance goes beyond rarity - it represents a crucial moment in history. The flasks were made as part of the "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" United States presidential campaign of 1840.
William Henry Harrison ran as the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, as the Whig candidate running against Democrat President Martin Van Buren. The Democrats suggested Harrison was too old be president (67), with one newspaper writing "Give him a barrel of hard cider, and.... he will sit the remainder of his days in his log cabin.". Harrison turned the jokes into his own slogan and advantage, adopting these 'common man' symbols of hard cider and a log cabin in a winning campaign effort that included banners and songs.
The log cabin-shaped bottle, with barrels of hard cider represented below the windows, and TIPPECANOE written across the front is a lasting representations of the "log cabin campaign"– the first time a presidential candidate actively campaigned to the public.
References:
https://www.oneidadispatch.com/2010/09/10/bicentennial-honors-mt-vernon-glass-company/
https://www.cmog.org/artwork/log-cabin-bottle
https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/23290/log-cabin-bottle-with-cork
https://www.hecklerauction.com/auctions/120/view/?lot=51&view=7
View of the Mill Pond, 1909
A view from the north of the Mill Pond that was just north of Front Street. Visible in the background are buildings from the N.A. Tyler Lumber company.
Willow Vale Farm – 1950s Aerial View
According to submitter Jim Winterton, This is a photo of Willow Vale Farm, owned by his father Stewart G Winterton, from 1950 to 1962. The date of this photo is after a tornado hit the farm. The tornado took down their two silos next to the barn and barely missed the gas tanks across the road. The pea vinery across the street (Route 26) was destroyed as well.
Vernon Center School Photo – Oct 2, 1952
A photo of the Vernon Center primary grades in 1952-1953 school year.
Photo of J.J. Bartholomew
A black and white portrait of Bartholomew, wearing glasses, jacket and tie, with white hair.
Map, Village of Vernon c 1900
A map of the Village of Vernon, approximately 1900. Probably a Sanborn insurance map.
Utica Daily Press – Oct 27, 1924 – Page 7
Updates on a fundraiser for the Maple Park Home, Methodist Ladies Aid Society, Presbyterian Rally Day and aid Society Harvest Dinner, Miss Nina Tournier returns to DC from Rambler Rose.
Daily Sentinel, Rome, Feb 25, 1928 page 3
This Saturday Evening version contains updates from Vernon, Vernon Center and other local towns.
For Vernon Center, the headline is "Miss Griswold Will Soon Leave Maple Park Home". Also discussed are, Frederick Rice in the Utica hospital, Fay Salm recovering from surgery in Oneida, and "John Parkhurst is on the sick list."
FSA Photo: All steel waterwheel in the Vernon flour mill, New York
Entitled: All steel waterwheel in the Vernon flour mill, New York