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Students of the Avon School, posed on the grass in front of the school barn (fences visible). They are laying on their stomachs in a row, upraised on elbows, facing the camera. A woman stands behind them on the right.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Mildred Bailey wearing riding attire, seated on Dot the horse. They are standing on either the Kroelling or Avon Bridge over the Eagle River. Buildings in background. Used on p. 53 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
29. Avon STOLport
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Series of three shots from the same spot, showing a Rocky Mountain Airways airplane landing at the Avon STOLport.
Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Western Colorado: Avon STOLport [short take-off and landing airport], 2004: "The date of construction of this field is unknown.
It was apparently built at some point between 1963-82, as it was not depicted on the October 1963 Sangre De Christo Mountains World Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Donald...
31. J. D. Smith
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J. D. Smith, who worked for the Howards. Referred to lovingly as "the boss who started the dirty work," for his introduction of Everett and Mildred. J. D. is standing in a field with a piece of paper in his hand. He is wearing overalls and a hat.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
32. Gypsum cliffs
33. W. E. Nottingham
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Family grouping on house porch. Dogs visible in foreground.
Back row: George Clyde Nottingham, Lola (his daughter), Bill Sweeney (son-in-law), Roland Nottingham, Grandma Hurd, Emmett Nottingham
Middle row: Lou Nottingham Sweeney, Marie (Mrs. Harry) Nottingham, Frances (Mrs. Emmett) Nottingham, Myrtle (Mrs. Clyde) Nottingham, Harry Nottingham
Front row: Leota (daughter of Clyde), Winifred, Claire, Willis, "Uncle Ed" Sweeney
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36. Avon School
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The Avon School with front and rear additions. Visible to the northeast are the playground (with slide) and horse barn. These were torn down in about 1948 to widen Highway 6. Some snow on ridge in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Kroelling's house about 1/2 mile west of Avon. Metcalf Gulch is in the background. Highway 6 is in the foreground. Bridge over the Eagle River is in right foreground. Note belfry on house. The house and all the outbuildings were replaced by the Sunridge Condominiums.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Bivans' ledger, Avon Store, spine and front cover.
"In the town of Avon, at the mouth of Beaver Creek, Stephen Bivans kept a store in a single-story log building. When Bivans left for Utah in 1908 Charles and Esther Adams, from Pennsylvania, arrived to take over the business." -- Beaver Creek by June Simonton, p. 44.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
39. Avon Store
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The old Avon Store and the shed next to it, located on the north west corner of Avon Road (above the building) and Hwy 6 (in front of the building). The Avon bridge crosses the Eagle River. The store is unused in this photo. It was moved to Chambers Park and the Information Center in Eagle as part of the Eagle County Historical Society museum complex.
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The windmill at the W. Emmett Nottingham place in Avon. Two men are standing on the bracework. Another building is behind the windmill. [Water was stored in a wooden tank in the attic of the old house. The old garage was moved and destroyed in about 1990.]
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]