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“Birthday Party at Avent Park” Photograph by Ernest Oliver.
Ernest Oliver’s picture of his son’s cowboy-themed birthday party at the park is a Norman Rockwell-worthy image of Oxford, Avent Park, and the old fire truck. Among the partiers that day, Jonathan Oliver is bottom right, Drew Fair is under the truck looking up, and Allison Fair is standing at the top.
Photograph by Ernest Oliver.
Edit July 11, 2024: The boy in the red and white stripes is Shelby Hooker Rayburn.
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