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Carver Country

Pictures from the book CARVER COUNTRY

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Naches Avenue neighborhood, Yakima, Washington. 1987

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Raymond Carver's desk in Syracuse, New York. 1984

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Photograph of Anton Chekhov, on wall in Raymond Carver's study in Syracuse, New York. 1984

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Raymond Carver's sudy, Syracuse, New York. 1984

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Raymond Carver at work, Syracuse, New York. 1984

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Raymond Carver, Syracuse, New York. (1984)

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Playland, near Yakima, Washington, where Raymond Carver danced to the music of one of the Dorsey brothers. 1989

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Yakima, Washington. 1989

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Yakima, Washington. 1987

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Bill and Vonda Archer, Carver’s aunt and uncle, with whom he often stayed with as a boy. (1989)

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Ye Olde Donut Shoppe, a Carver hangout in Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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The Sports Center, downtown Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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One of the family houses in Yakima, Washington; Carver remembered it his best boyhood home. (1989)

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Vantage, Washington. (1987)

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On the way to Wenas Ridge, Washington. (1987)

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Thomas Suave, a hop farmer, near Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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An apple orchard near Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Vantage, Washington. (1987)

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Employee of the Month at the Red Lion Inn, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Cannery worker, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Jim Burton, a saw filer with Boise-Cascade, in the room where Carver’s father worked. (1989)

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Cabin door in a 1950s-style motel, Vantage, Washington. (1987)

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Ruined saw blades on the wall in the saw filer room at Boise-Cascade. (1989)

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The outhouse at 1515 South 15th Street, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Carver’s notebook. (1989)

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Raymond Carver as a boy. (1989)

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Sportsmen’s Park, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Family photo of Ray’s father, Raymond Clevie Carver.

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Indian Painted Rock, near Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Bachelor Creek, near Yakima, Washington, the setting for “Nobody Said Anything.” (1989)

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Wenas Ridge, Washington. (1989)

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Frank Sandmeyer, a friend of Carver’s father who often fished with young Raymond Carver. (1989)

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Jerry Davis, Maryann Carver’s older sister, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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The Humboldt Diner, Arcata, California. (1989)

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Motel, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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The apartment complex in Sacramento, California, that was the reference for “Gazebo.” (1989)

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Gazebo at the fairgrounds, Yakima, Washington. (1989)

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Mercy Hospital in Sacramento, California, where Carver worked nights. (1989)

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Second Street, Eureka, California. (1989)

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Facade of a bar with a neon sign, Arcata, California. (1989)

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Bar window, Arcata, California. (1989)

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Bar, Arcata, California. (1989)

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Naches Avenue neighborhood, Yakima, Washington. (1987)

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Sacramento, California. (1989)

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Maryann Carver, Blaine, Washington. (1989)

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Raymond Carver, Port Angeles, Washington. (1987)

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Arcata, California. (1989)

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Calistoga, California. (1989)

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The front porch at Duffy’s, Calistoga, California. (1989)

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