Beaver Creek Historical Study
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W. R. "Billy" Robertson standing in front of a pine tree in the snow.
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Wiltshire (Eaton) place, with the house built by Anthony Smith (confirmed as his residence by Marie Mayne). House is in midground with barn and outbuildings in the left background.
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3) Gyp Mountain
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Gypsum Cliffs near Avon and the Offerson Ranch. Inscription: "Gyp Mountain."
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4) Mae Smith
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Mae Smith (daughter of Albert Smith?) standing behind the Offerson House.
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5) Loading Hay
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Gulling Offerson loading hay into barn on bench above Beaver Creek. A two horse team, left foreground, is being used while a team of mules is visible in the left background. The mules are pulling the cables that are lifting the load of hay to the top of the stack. The view is looking east with the Avon "gypsum cliffs" to the left.
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Guy Cates and Aunt Teddy Tolbey standing in lettuce field at Bachelor Gulch. Used on p. 60, Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
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7) Young boy
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Young boy, possibly Everett Howard, dressed for a formal photograph.
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Hay barn on west side of Beaver Creek at the Wiltshire (Eaton) Place. One of the Eaton men is drinking from the stream by balancing on his stomach on a rock .
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Two riders on horseback facing the camera. Barn in background and dogs in left midground. Inscription on photo: "Don't U think our horses nice?"
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Gulling Offerson* with superimposed potatoes, one in wheelbarrow. Caption reads: "Harvesting potatoes. Avon, Colo. 1902." View of Beaver Creek Valley in background. Howard barn and old house visible on right (east) side of Beaver Creek (apparently the gable of the north/south wing of the Howard/Offerson house). Used in Beaver Creek: the first one hundred years, by June Simonton.
*verifed by Bill Christensen, great nephew of Gulling Offerson
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Lola Nottingham, oldest daughter of Clyde Nottingham, seated on Tony, the horse. Nera, the dog, is in the foreground. They stand in front of Emmett Nottingham's house at Avon, Colorado.
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Arnold Nottingham and visitor from New Mexico, seated on rock garden wall in front of the Anthony Smith house. Both are wearing boots and appear to be engrossed in conversation.
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Looking into Beaver Creek Valley behind the Offerson house (the original Townsend Ranch property). Wood pile visible on the left side of dirt road.
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Albert Smith feeding cattle near Wayne Creek corrals. Snow is on the ground. Aspens and fence are visible in the background.
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Studio photograph of Mort Johnson and Earl Litton.
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A view across the Offerson property, looking uphill toward the potato cellar. There is a large, snow covered pine tree in the foreground and snow on the ground.
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Austin Offerson is standing with his right arm across the neck of his horse, Midnight, in front of a rail corral. Offerson is wearing leather chaps. There is another horse in the corral. Inscription: "Austin and Midnight."
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
18) Everett Howard
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Everett Howard on horseback with another horse to Everett's left. There is a wagon behind the horses. They are standing in front of John Howard's house where Everett's mother is standing on the porch. There is a ladder leading to a sleeping loft visible to the left.
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Two-room cabin (on the right) at Bachelor Gulch, originally belonging to the Mertz's. John Howard lived here and built the back room. Everett Howard's garage is on the left. Borth are next to the main house.
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Remains of charred timber after burn on Baldy (Beaver Creek)
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