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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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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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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.
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Hart family seated at Avon Depot: Bobby and Dad, Kelly, in back; Roger, mother Ann (sister of Mrs. Claude Robertson0, and Jean Hart in front.
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Miss Spathe, another teacher (seated on sled), next to Mildred Howard, standing. Both are in winter clothing with snow on the ground.
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Avon Amusement Center on left side of Hwy 6. Building was destroyed in c1948 when Hwy 6 was widened. Avon General Store on right (view is looking south to Beaver Creek) Store destroyed c1980. Photo is taken just south of the old Avon bridge in about the same location as photo 1986.001.161.
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Roland, Lola, and Neil Nottingham. Building and windmill in background.
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88) Austin Offerson
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Austin Offerson and dog, standing in front of wire fence. Inscription reads, "our cow hand."
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Barn and coal shed at the Avon School, looking northeast to Buck Creek. Barn fencing and some logs in right foreground.
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"Growers inspecting experimental plots of lettuce and peas at College Farm, Avon."
In: High Altitude Vegetable Growing: Lettuce--Cauliflower--Peas, by R. A. McGinty. Fort Collins, Colorado Experiment Station, Horticultural Division, Bulletin No. 309, May, 1926. p.28.
91) Everett Howard
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Everett Howard holding the reins of his horse team (Don and Chubb, as identified by Mamie Rodgers) while standing on timber sled. The sled is empty. Caption reads "after unloading logs at depot." Snow on the ground.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
92) Verne Trunde
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Verne Trunde, Avon School teacher, on skis. Dog in left midground. The view is to the northeast looking at Buck Creek. Given the elevation, the photo may have been taken at Bachelor Gulch. Inscription: "He couldn't do anything with Austin Offerson either."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
93) New Avon School
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New Avon School under construction (concrete block), 200 yards east of Hwy 6 & Beaver Creek intersection. Built to replace the original Avon School, removed in about 1948. Used for several years. Rented as a residence to Harry Nottingham. Sold by the school district around 1990 and destroyed.
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Man in suit and tie standing in front of the lettuce shed filled with crates, on the east railway spur of the Avon Depot. Railroad tracks in foreground. Inscription :"10/15/28."
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Claude Robertson's parents, sister Ondy Robertson and ------ Nottingham in back row. Maybelle and Bill (W.R.) Robertson in front row. The group is standing on the original bridge at Avon.
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South end of the second Avon Bridge with Buck Creek in the background. Three men are standing at the bridge entrance and one is sitting on the right side rails. Several of the men are holding lettuce crates. Used on p. 63 of Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by june Simonton.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
97) 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.
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John Rodgers seated on horse in front of a house. Fence, gate and garden visible beyond horse.
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Formal portrait of Gulling and Olive Porter Offerson. If it is their wedding photo, it would have been taken in Leadville, April 1899. Used on p. 47 of Beaver Creek: the first one-hundred years, by June Simonton.
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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.]
