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Historical Andover People Pictures

People sitting on Liars Bench

L to R - Merle Hodgdon, Clayton Sweatt, Irving Akers, John Ellis.

 

stage coach between Andover & Bryant Pond 1880

Lizzie Berdeen - Post Mistress

horse and buggy on Lake Road

people boarding horses and buckboard 1889

R. B. McAllister Horses & Buckboard 1889. Mrs. Whitcomb, Mrs. Spencer, Arthur Nash.

Old Home Days Floats

Andover High sewing club 1953

A. H. S. KNITTING & SEWING CLUB 1953
Front Row - L / R: H. Deanis, N. White, J. Glover, D. White, J. Feener, G. Farrington
Back Row - L / R: Miss Crossland, P. Barlow, D. Lang, G. Hutchins, S. Mills, O. Akers, J. Myshrall, E. Porter,
J. Doyon, B. Myshrall, P. Morton, F. Dresser, P. Deanis

 

25th Anniversary of "Friday Club"

"Friday Club" 25 anniversary picture

BACK ROW L / R: Marjorie Swain, Adelia Morton, Evelyn Stevens, Helen Ripley,
Anna Thurston, Elise Dresser, Lucy Mailloux
FRONT ROW L / R: Helen Morgan, Bertha Fox, Gertrude Poor, Emily Thurston,
Lucie Swain

 

elementary school class picture 1974

Class of 74

FRONT ROW - L / R: B. Bell, A. Hiltz, G. Glover, G. Falkenham, D. Morgan,
SECOND ROW: R. Learned, S. Cayer, A. Dolloff, D. Bradford, V. Chenery, S. Howard
THRID ROW: K. Merrill, K. White, J. Richardson, A. Stinson, M. Elliot, M. Mills,
Mrs. Roberta Learned, - missing - L. Nevel, W. Whitten, R. Morton

 

Carnival Committee 1930s

Carnival Committee early 1930's
L - R Eva Roberts, May Hall, Came Morton, Lizzie Poor, Clayton Sweatt, Harry Poor, Fred Hutchins.

 

Easter Sunday 1947 Sunday school kids

Easter Sunday 1947 Sunday School
First Row L - R Sandra Emerson, Avis Perkins, Sharon Fitzherbert, Iver Marston, Hugh Morton, Sarah Stowell, Linda Akers, Joanne White.
Back Row L - R Michael Stowell, BeverlyAkers, Laurel Arnold, Gloria Hutchins, Raylene Learned, Pricilla Morton, Hallie Hutchins.

 

grade 8 kids & Governor Reed -trip to Augusta 1960

Trip To Augusta - 1960 - Grade 8
Govenor Reed
L - R Margaret Akers,Theresa Sylvester, Sarah Dunn, Marsha Meisner, Jeanette Simmons, Tammera Emerson,
Fred Christian, Donald Smith, Archie Howard, Leon Littlehale, Robert Swain, Greg Peaslee
.

 

North Oxford County Andover Little League Champs 1982

1982 Northern Oxford County Little League Champions
Standing L - R Nancy Miller, Wayne Wardwell, Robbie Shields, Mathew White, Bob Chase. Ricky Mixer.
Kneeling L - R Mike Miller, Scott Chase, Danny Thurston, Gary William Jr., Ricky Gilks.

 

Andover High students fall of 1931

Andover High School All 44 students in the fall of 1931.
Front row L -R Francis Campbell, Raymond Parsons, Allen Fraser, Herbert Hall, Harold Glover, Raymond Akers, Harold Falkenham, Bernard Hutchins, Alton Richards, Donald Smith,
Maurice York. Second row L _R Elmer Elliott, Elsie Spears, Matjorie Marston, Roberta Thurston, (Wallace Cutting & Miss Rose teachers) Anna Thurston, Georgia Marston, Minerva Pratt,
Thelma Blood. Third Row L _R Dorothy Ladd, Edithia Glover, Addie Dunn, Virginia Morrison, Dorothy Emerson, Cecilia Sweatt, Ruth Damon, Peggy Fraser, Ella Learned, Gertrude
Emerson, Clair Manzer, Linda Glover, Harold Gibbs. Fourth row L _ R Clyde Roberts, Burton Richards, Wcndall Blood, Roger Damon, Harry Perkins, Elwin Merrill, Edith Marston,
Mildred Bemis, Gertrude Manzer, Marguerite Campbell.

 

End of Trail White Cap-Grade 5-October 2nd, 1992

end of trail "White Cap" grade 5 1992

Front row L - R Melissa Newcomb, Amanda Davis,
Kier Simmons, Forest Fyrberg, Regine Zitoli, Erica
Blood, Amy Green.
Back row L - R Tommy Andexler, David Gallant, Kristi
Paradies, Jennifer Fyrberg, Nickki Krieten, Jimmy Wolf,
Katrine Burgi, Brianne Drakus.

 

End of Trail White Cap-Grade 5-October 2nd, 1992

end of trail "White Cap" grade 5 1992 picture #2

Front row L - R Mr. Robinson, Mary Richardson,
Kathy Williamson, Freeman Farrington, Norma
Farrington, Pam Morgan.
Back row L - R Wendy Green, Joyce Morgan, Patty
Richardson, ? Donald Bailey.

 

Brownie Troop 1967

Brownie Troop 1967
Front L - R Bertha Cox, Kathy Hutchins, Ginny Clement, Donna French, Leslie Mills, Becky Simmons.
Second L - R Kathy Richardson, Karen Swasey, Kathy Sennett, ? Mullins, Came Chenery, Sharon Cayer.
Back L - R Sherry Akers, Claire Morgan, Pam Sidelinger, Bonnie Hutchins, Judy Dunham.

 

Mill down by Big Bock Ellis River

Boy Scouts playing drums

elementary school picture 1937

1st. row L to R: Eliot Lang, Douglas Reed, Mary Deroche 2nd. row: Glennice Silver, Howard Spidell, Paul Bodwell
3rd. row: Lillian Swan, Dorothy Learned, Francis Manzer, Joanne Milton 4th row: Franklin Swan, Patricia Pratt, Billy Swan, Leral Dumas, James Bodwell
5th row: Morris Hall, Julie Joy, Dorothy Merrill, George Morton, Alice Chandler 6th row: Dorothy Jodrey, Arlene Akers, Roger Swan, George Richards
1936 - 1937 Teacher - Anna Thurston

 

Malcomb Gregg 1927 with his catch of fish

 

Roy & Hank with bear

Fred Newton with Canadian Lynx pelts on old car

He shot these when they surrounded him.

Barber Shop Quartet 1946

L - R  Arthur Whitten, Warren Percival, Bill French, Roger Mills

Snow Valley BBoyss Band 1945

L - R  Roger Mills, Fred Hutchins, Henry Hutchins, Stan Fox- Piano

Andover Orchestra

Andover Orchestra
J1.!mbHutchins - Drums. Herschel Small - Sax.
Hazel Fox - Piano. Henry Hutchins - Banjo.

Tom French on old bicycle in Andover

Andover Village School grades 1-12

Andover Village School Grades 1-12

One Story App. 1888 - Teachers- Mr. A. K. Bryant, & Miss Jackson

Andover High class of 1901

Andover High School Class of 1901
Front Row - Lucinda Marston, Gertrude Learned Kimball, Maggie Littlehale, Gertrude Barrett
Back Row - Floss Perkins, Herbert Thomas, Bertha Richards Hall, Lizzie Richards Poor

Andover Elementary School

Andover School
Front Row - L. Porter, A. Dunn, M. Bemis, L. Cole, E. Richards, M. Campbell, E. Marston, L. Elliot, C. Holman, P. Roy, H. Gibbs
Middle Row - D. Thurston, J. Richards, E. Dugay, F. Emerson, G, Ladd, N. Hall, M. Perkins, L. Roy, A. Meisner, B. Hutchins, H. Falkengham
Back Row - M. Campbell, C. Sweatt, M. Ellingwood, P. Dugay, Teacher-Dorothy Young Small, R. Akers, R. Parsons, A. Richards, G. Manzer

Telephone Office & Dressers Store with Patrons

Campbell Logging Crew

From L-R  3rd Lester Thurston, 5th Herbert Campbell, 6th Arlow Campbell, 8th Ivan Campbell, 10th Daniel B. Campbell, 11th Bert Carver.

 

Parade by Andover Common

Parade by Common with Church and Elm Street Elementary School in background.

Andover Village School about 1928

Andover Village School- Mrs. Sedgeley- teacher, about 1928

Elm Street School 1947

Elm Street School 1947.

 Front L-R - Tommy Learned, Willy Dunn, Janet Hewey, Joanne White, Winona Mashrall, Trudy Learned,
Elaine Jodrey, Wayne Anair, Marie Lang - Teacher. Back L-R -?, Sara Stowell, Avis Perkins, Sharon Fitzherbert, Mile Feener, Mary Dunn, John Jodrey.

Andover High School 1929?

Front L to R - R. Damon, E. Farrington, E. Ladd, Marie Morgan, Roberta Thurston, Edith Cutting, H. Holman, C. Hall, H. Roberts, A. Thurston, T. Dunn.
Second L to R - K. Feener, G. Bemis, H. Hall, A. Milton, L. Morton, M. Marston, H. Glover.
Third L to R - A. Whiting, R. Bailey, F. Hall, G. Dunn, C. Thomas, W. Sweatt.
Fourth L to R - D. Smith, D. Fraser, H. Damon, F. Nason - Teacher, Volney Sweatt - Teacher, H. Rand, H. Averill.

Square Dance Club 1960

Square Dance Club 1960.

Row I: L To R . Bailey, White, Smith, Michaud, Farrington, Jodrey, Jodrey, Porter, LeBlanc, Hutchins.
Row 2: L to R. Remington, Myshrall, Ladd, Morton, White, White, Sylvester, Emerson, Smith, Farrington, Harrigan, Doyen, Meisner, White, White, Mills, Hutchins, leBlanc.
Row 3: L to R. Simmons, Akers, Stinson, Sylvester, Smith, Howard, Perkins, Learned, Stinson, Doyen, Tucker, Jodrey, Maddix, Hewey, Hutchins, Dunn.
Row 4: L to R. Emerson, Emerson, Hutchins, Peaslie, Marston, Remington, Dunn, White, White. White, Littlehale, Remington, Swain, Littlehale.

Row 5: L to R. Percival, Jodrey, Sylvester, Chase, Porter, Hutchins, Hutchins, Morton, Cushing, Leroux, Gammon. Marston, Feener, Michaud.

Mary Howard & Mary Crooker 1959

Ladies Aid quilt tieing for 1,000,000 visitor 1957

Seated L to R - Katherine Akers, Mrs. Crooker, Lucie Swain.
Standing L to R - Clara Young, Marjorie Swain, Alice Merrill, Grace Glines, Alma Hewey,
Susie Poor, Marie Lang, Arvilla Feener, Sadie Palmer, Marion Bodwell.

Andover High Girls Basketball 1930

L to R - Lydia Glover, Thelma Blood, Ruth Damon, Josephine Poor,
Betsey Poor, Roberta Thurston, Edith Cutting - Teacher - Coach - Volney Sweatt
.

Andover Elementary School 1939

Andover Elementary School 1939-1940.
Back Row: L to R - Frank Campbell, Zane Tibbetts, George Morton. Middle Row: L to R - Arthur Manzer, Jim Bodwell,
Arlene Akers, Patty Pratt, Dotty Merrill, Billy Cutting, Morris Hall, George Richards, Roger Swan. Front Row: L to R - Otis Morton, Budding Cushing,
Maxine Dresser, Sadie Akers, Sylvia Morton, Mary Agnes McNeil, ? Tibbetts, Louis Hall, Kenny Roberts.

Edmund Bailey grad U of M 1940

Edmund Bailey Univ. of Maine Master of Sciences Award in Mineralogy 1940.

Andover High Basebal Team 1948

Front: L to R - Allen Bodwell, Jim Bodwell, Richard Hall, Robert Spidell, Arthur Myshrall. Kenny Roberts.
Rear: L to R - Owen Morton, George Richards, Ronnie White, Louis Hall, Roger Swan, Morris Hall, Donald Mailloux Coach.

Knights of King Arthur cast 1908

Standing: L to R - Waldo Merrill, ?, Victor Akers, Ike Mills, ?, Avery Merrill, Lester Thurston (far right).
Seated: L to R - ?, Jesse Elliott, ?, King Cecil Sweatt,  Kneeling: ?, Rev. Thomas Denick, ?

Knights of Pythias

Front L to R - William Ellis (apron), Cecil Damon, S. B. Delong, Irving Mirrer, Willie Dorey, Steve Abbott,
Henry Remington, Graydon Campbell, George Glover, Charles Learned (apron) 2nd. Row: L to R _ Kenny Meisner,
Chester learned, Irving Akers, Sid Carver, Rex Damon, Tim Learned 3rd. Row: L to R - Harry Roberts, Ed Wood.

Bill Koch League 1978-1982?

Bill Koch League 1978-l982?

 Back Row L-R - Jamie Shields, Jon Akers, Chuck Jaros, Rachel Belanger, Jerry Deanis.
Middle Row L.R. Briao Fogg, Billy Simmoos, Alison Belanger, Emily Gammoo, Doona Dorey, Nancy Miller, Adam Gammon, Rick Bodwell.
Front Row L-R _Kim Deanis, Tammy Milligan, Rebecca Martin, Heidi Belanger, Robbie Shields, Jon Martin, Derek Adams
.

East Andover School playground 1941

Front: Charlotte Farrington, Leroy Farrington, Philena Crooker.
Middle: Bertha Meisner, Earl Murphy, Doris Glover. Back: Barbara Farrington, Freda or Lavema Farrington, Barbara Glover.

East Andover Teachers Reunion 1959

Reunion of former East Andover Teachers June 14, 1959
Back L-R _ Vivian Barlow, Marion Bragdon Davis, Elise Dresser, Lucy Voter Videto, Nancy Williamson McAllister, Violet Peters Swain.
Front L-R _ Frinda Gordon Miller, Elizabeth Baker Richards, MaIjorie Burgess Thomas, May Akers Hall, Geneva Burgess Amber, Marie Elliot Lang.

Roxbury Pond 4 H group 1940

Front: Ida Peaslee, Peggy Fuller, Thelma Cushing, Agnes Roberts, Dotty J. Learned, Dotty Judkins.
Middle: Hazel Chase, ?Ilean Peaslee, ?Barbara Reed, ?Edna Roberts, Arlene Conant, Betty Merrill, Edith Littlehale, Lorena Cushing, Ismay Roberts.
Back: Annie Akers, Grace Roberts, Norma Morton.

Merle Hodsdon camping en route to Calif.

He used part of a Rangeley boat for part of car to store camping gear. Took him 3 months to go there and back.

Robert Swain & plane South Andover Airport 1939

Field is now used by the Ellis River Riders Horse Club.

Elm Street School play 1948

Front row L-R- George Wasbington- Bobby Hntcbins, Indian Brave- Terry Veinot,  Big Bad Wolf - John Jodrey, Pilgrim Maiden - Janet Hewey,  Story Book Fairy - Trudy Learned, Cinderella-Nancy Bemis,  Little Red Riding Hood- Joanne Hutcbins,  Little Boy Blue - Wayne Anair,  Jill - Avis Perldns, Jack - Wiliy Dunn.
Row two from back-  Betsy Ross- Elaine Jodrey, Littte Drummer Boy- Mike Feener, Three Little Pigs - Peter Stowell,  Vemald Porter, Dickie White, Miss Music- Linda Akers, Humpty Dumpty- Bud Chase, Little Miss Muffet- Patty Adams, Wee Willie Winkie- Billy Remmington.

Elm Street School 1949

Front L-R _Tom Dunn, Sandra Emerson, Olive Akers, Laurel Arnold. Priscilla Morton, Beverly Akers, Madeline Chase, Jean Chase, Gloria Hutchins, Raylene Learned, Grace Glines - Teacher.
2nd row L -R _Vernald Porter, Ronnie Anair, Calvin Baker, Iver Marston, Gerald Porter?, Mike Stowell, Hallie Hutchins, Charlie Akers, Harold Porter, Jimmy Porter, Walter Akers,

 

1st graduating class from Andover 1899

1. Mabel French, 2. Florence Thomas, 3. Marjorie Burgess, 4. Ella Burditt, 5. Susie Mills,
6. Mona Newton, 7. Ellen Akers, 8. Ethel McAllister, 9. Onesa Burditt. Carrying a daisy chain.

"Flat Rocks" local fun spot 1947

#4 School 1936

1st row _ Billy Cutting, Edith Littlehale, Kathlene Remington, 2nd row - Edward Littlehale, Junior Cutting, Clarence Remington,
3rd row - Stanley Remington, Harold Remington.

Community Picnic Baby Contest 1948

1. Cecelia Bell & Virginia, 2. Lila Farrington & Linda, 3. Violet Swain & Robert John, 4. Louise Leach & Harold,
5. Grace Simmons & Caroline & Jeannette, 6. Ella Grover & Nancy, 7. Mae Maddix & Sherman.

Andover High Basketball Team 1930

Front L-R _ Donald Fraser, Wendall Sweat, Kenneth Feener, Howard Averill, Harold Damon
Back L-R - Delbert Whiting, Harold Glover

Class of 1901

R-L Front - Lucinda Marston - Maggie Littlehale - Marion Poor
Second Row - Gertrude Learned "Kimball" - Nellie Perkins - Gertrude Barrett - Floss Perkins - Lena Boynton
Third Row - Man sitting - Clarence Newton
Back Row - Lizzie Richards - Bertha Richards - Geo Jordon or Robertson - Wallie Marston - Issac Mills - Herbert Thomas - Arthur Newton

Elm Street School 1950

Front L-R - Ernestine Porter, Barbara Porter, Barbara Myshrall, Sally Mills, Frances Dresser, Elaine Adams, Geraldine Farrington, Lois Parkman, Leatrice Porter, Dicky Marston, Bobby Hutchins
Middle L-R Russel White, Sidney Jodrey, Clinton Littlehale, Maurice Palmer, Irving Smith, Leon Akers, ? Adams, Philip Abbott, David Bodwell, Teacher - Florence Hall, Alfred Marston
Back L -R -Leroy Famington, Junior Sennett, Lewis Akers, Melvin Akers

Andover bathing Beauties

L-R Josephine Hall, Maxine Hall, Dorothy Knox, Frances Dresser, Sally Mills, Margaret Hall, Joyce Dresser, Doris Glover
1948 - 1949?

Elm Street School 1955

Top Row L-R ?, Bobby Porter, Karen Mills, Vickie Michuad, Nancy Fox, Rosalie Bailey, Viola Hutchins
2nd Row Down L-R Arthur Cole Jr., Janet Doyon,?, Edna Porter, Terry Remington, Roberta Jodrey, Margaret Smith
3rd Row Down L-R Fred Emerson, Jill Leroux, Sonny Gestaut, Howard Perkins, Ed Miller, Raymond Hutchins, Loretta Jodrey
4th Row Down L-R Penny Poor, Peggy Mills, Donna Meisner, Julia Akers, Men-ilee Jodery, Becky Learned
5th Row Down L-R Larry Robinson, Billy Remington, Steve Knox, James Dyer, Barbara Sylvester, Joy Porter

Andover High Drama Club 1953

ANDOVER HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB 1953
Front row-  Frances Dresser, Joy Glover, Donna White, Helen Lang, Patty Barlow,
BACK ROW- Steve Hall, Edith Hall, Sally Mills, Barbara Myshall, Russell White, Miss Crossland

 

Camping Trip Roxbury Pond 1957

BACK ROW:(left - right) Sharon Fitzherbert, June Farrington, Joan Stinson, Bev.Akers,
Michelene Favreau, Jean Cushing
FRONT ROW: Nonie Myshrall, Raylene Learned

 

Brownie Troop 1969

FRONT _ Kevin Gammon, Mindy McElmurry, Elaine Rosebery, June Goodwin, Kathy Bailey,
Dorothy Morton, Linda Morton, Karen Swan
BACK ROW _ Ann Cox, Mona Roberts, Debbie Briggs, Rachel Farrington, Janet Albert, Leigh Michaud, Lori Gammon, Sheila Cuff, Jodie Deanis.

Andover High Graduating Class of 1967

Graduating Class of 1967

 

Kids dressed up on stage at Town Hall for some event

Not sure of what event or when it is taking place but obviously taken upstairs in the AndoverTown Hall?

Womens Club meeting... 1950s?

Women's Club Meeting

 

Andover Senior Citizens- Middle Dam Trip 1978

SENIOR CITIZENS OF ANDOVER (trip to Middle Dam 1978)
Front row (L _R) -  Marguerite Emerson, Elizabeth Sennett, Margaret Learned, Thelma Clark, Alma Hewey,
Marion Bodwell, Charlotte Sennett,
BACK ROW- Pearl Peaslee, Elise Hewey, Catherine MacGuine, __ ?_, _?_, Marion Mansfield

 

"Mollocket"  (Molly Ockett) Guides at Andover Wood Lawn Cemetery.. Heritage Day 1975.

Left to right-  Rachel Farrington, Mona Roberts, Karen Swan

Andover class of 2000 at Alumni Banquet

Andover Class Of 2000 - Alumni Banquet
Front L-R Amanda Davis, Brianne Drakus, Megan Bowker, Amy Green
Back L-R Keir Simmons, Katrine Burgi, Forest Fryburg, Jennifer Fryburg
Missing - Erica Blood, VITal Yates

Andover class of 2008

Come On Guys...this is the 21st century, surely we can afford some colored pictures.
(LEFT - RIGHT) Justin Wood, Patrick Milligan, Nicholas Anastasio, John Farrington, Debbie Dolloff,
Julia Stambolis, RebeccaWilson, Matthew Farrington, Brianne Bailey, Esther Pew

Andover Fair Grounds

Fairgrounds in South Andover

Fairgrounds was in South Andover off Airport Road near where the old ski jump used to be and was also the South Andover airport at one time.

Sulky Races at the Andover Fair

Fair Association picture 1947

Front: L to R - Everett Dresser, Frank Dresser, Hank Lohnes, Henry Roberts, Roger Mills, Irving Akers,
Sylvanus Poor, Paul Bodwell, Delbert Thurston, Raymond Akers.
Back: L to R - Howard Spidell, Louis Hall, Douglas Reed, George Richard, Ira Bodwell, Burt Damon.

 

Ladies Aid Group at Fairgrounds

L to R - Vine Bailey, Eveyln Stevens, Bessie Damon, Mrs. Andrews, Vine Mills, Florence Bailey, Alice Merrill,
Ella Damon, Olive Akers, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Thurston, Seated: Barb Cushman.

 

Andover Fair 1901

Fair Grounds 1901

Dining Hall Andover Fair 1901

Dining Hall - Andover Fair 1901

Andover Fair 1901

Ferris Wheel at Andover Fair

Ferris Wheel at Andover Fair

Robert Swain & Bill Brooker working at sawmill 1930s

Robert B. Swain & Bill Crooker working at sawmill in the late 1930's.
Sesquicentennial news article 1954

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If you have any old class pictures or people pictures that relate to Andover, and you would like to me to add to these, just email a copy of them to me at spotsb@gmail.com

We would also like to thank the Andover Historical Society for many of the pictures above.

 

 

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