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1) Avon School
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A group of visiting mothers, preschoolers, and a few students, standing on the porch of the Avon School. Carol Nottingham (future Whitney) is standing at the far left. Marie Nottingham is standing just behind the tallest boy. Hilma Gustafson (?) stands at far right. Playground equipment is visible in right background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
2) Avon School
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The Avon School after the addition. The front was extended and the belfry was added. The addition to the back has not yet been done which dates the photo as 1920-21. A group of students is seated at the side of the building.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
3) Avon School
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Five children lined up by the fence in front of the Avon School. Snow is on the ground. One boy holds a sled, another a pair of skis. Addition to the school is visible. Used on p. 54 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Sixteen school children and their teacher lined up in front of the Avon School. School horse barn is visible in far right background.
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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.
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Avon School students, lined up at the school.
George Cunningham (boy on left rear)
Josie Cunningham (1st girl from left)
Marie Cole (later Mrs. Harry Nottingham) next to Josie
Roy Cunningham (2d from left, 2d row)
Elmer Cole (right front row)
Laura Fleck (2d from right, back row)
Helen Fleck (front row, next to little boy in blur
Elizabeth O'Neil (far right, back row)
Anna O'Neil (next to Marie)
Agnes O'Neil (next to Roy Cunningham)
Margaret O'Neil...
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Mothers and students pose for a group photograph at the Avon School. There are probably some Nottinghams and Holdens in the group.
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School children lined up in front of the Avon School, circa 1918
From left to right: Claire Nottingham (future Lundgren); Edna Pyeatt (storekeeper's daughter); Hilda Everett (later killed in trainwreck); Agnes Holden; Lois Welch; Winifred Nottingham (future Mason); Miss Marie Schmidt; Maybelle Robertson; Billy Robertson; Cleara Pyeatt.
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Standing on a rock, Earl Stroud fishes on the Eagle River, near Avon Colorado. He is wearing knickers and hat, holding the fishing pole in his right hand.
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10) Earlene Bivans
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Earlene Bivans riding a mule. Photo postcard postmarked Avon, Colorado June 1907. Inscription: "Earlene has taken to riding broncos for pastime. Effa"
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Elizabeth Holden, seated on horse, holding the infant Peggy Mulnix (Anna's daughter) in front of her in the saddle. Barn in Background.
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Elizabeth and Annie (Mrs. James) Holden standing on the front port of their house in Avon. They are in the same pose as John and James Holden in a related photo [1986.001.151].
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Three boys standing on rocks at the ford in the Eagle River west of Beaver Creek. Before the first bridge was built, people had to ford the river, preferably at its shallowest point. The shadow of the first Avon Bridge is visible in the foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
14) George Smith
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George Smith, Joe's only son, standing on a bridge (possibly the Avon Bridge). George has his left arm wrapped around a bridge rail on which sits two glass jars. River and buildings in background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
15) Girls dressed up
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Four young girls dressed up for a special occasion. All wear hair bows.
From left to right: Clare Nottingham Lundgren (formerly of Gypsum, now [2009] living in Grand Junction at the age of 95); Kathryn Redding; Maybelle Robertson; Winifred Nottingham.
The tree-line in back of the girls is the Eagle River. The white spot just over Clare's head is the first Nottingham house in the Gore Valley and currently [2009] the location of Home Depot, Avon....
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Gulling Offerson and grandson, Robert. Mr. Offerson is wearing overalls and standing in a yard in front of a hedge.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Imogene Nottingham (later Mrs. Frank Doll) standing with pet deer. Lettuce shed in right background. Child on horse in left background. Photo taken from Emmett Nottingham place in Avon facing northwest. Metcalf Gulch (not in GNIS) visible behind the lettuce shed.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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John Holden and father, James, standing on the porch of their house in Avon. The house is log and frame.
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John Holden with son, Jimmy (James), standing in the yard of the Avon School. Fence and school barn in background. Baseball bat on ground between John's legs. John has a baseball glove on his left hand.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Leota Nottingham and Maybelle Robertson in the yard of the Emmett Nottingham residence. Maybelle is pulling Leota. There is fencing and a Case tractor in the background.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
