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Charles, Chet, John and William (father) Eaton (left to right) at McCoy Creek Ranch. Each Eaton is holding the reins of a horse and is standing in front of a log barn.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
42) 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"
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Willis Nottingham with sons, Bob and Mike, standing in sheep paddock with sheep. Used on p. 68 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
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Austin Offerson and a "Dude" from Pennsylvania, mounted on horses. They are standing on a dirt road next to the fenced yard at the Offerson place. There appears to be a chicken in the lower right foreground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
45) Avon Bridge
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View of the old Avon Bridge looking south toward Beaver Creek. The Avon "gyp cliffs" are a prominent landmark. This is the second bridge to span the Eagle River at Avon, built around 1923. Inscription: "Avon bridge."
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John Bunker pushing a lettuce planter on the Offerson Ranch.
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Austin Offerson is kneeling behind his three young white rabbits. Inscription: "Austin and his pet rabbits."
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Sawmill at Beaver Lake with logs in foreground.
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49) Gypsum Cliffs
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Gypsum cliffs at the mouth of Beaver Creek. Inscription says circa 1916; other documentation says 1930s.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
50) Lola Nottingham
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Lola Nottingham, oldest daughter of Clyde Nottingham, seated on horse, Tony. They are standing next to the residence of Emmett Nottingham, Avon, Colorado. Lola is holding a uppu.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
51) Potato fields
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Rows of potato plants on the Offerson Ranch. Inscription states: "Another view of the spud patch in 1929."
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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.]
53) The Hay Meadow
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Large meadow area of Beaver Creek with piles of hay ready for stacking.
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Roland, Lola, and Neil Nottingham. Building and windmill in background.
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Threshing equipment with two men operating the machinery on the Offerson Ranch (near the weaning sheds on Wayne Creek).
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The garage, blacksmith shop, bunkhouse and chicken house at the Offerson place. A wagon is parked at midground, under a large tree.
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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.
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Upper Turquoise Lake, south of Avon/Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek flows into and out of Upper and Lower Turquoise Lakes. Accessible by pack trail. Grouse Mountain is east of the Turquoise Lakes.
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Lillian Eaton and Gladys Hall, a friend from Denver, at McCoy Creek Ranch. They are wearing overalls and hats, posed with rifles and game birds in front of a log barn.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
