diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
index 398ef15b0..d0ee582c9 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-store.hoon
@@ -5,18 +5,33 @@
 +$  card  card:agent:gall
 +$  versioned-state
   $%  state-zero
+      state-one
+  ==
+::
++$  rolodex-0  (map path contacts-0)
++$  contacts-0  (map ship contact-0)
++$  avatar-0  [content-type=@t octs=[p=@ud q=@t]]
++$  contact-0
+  $:  nickname=@t
+      email=@t
+      phone=@t
+      website=@t
+      notes=@t
+      color=@ux
+      avatar=(unit avatar-0)
   ==
 ::
 +$  state-zero
   $:  %0
-      =rolodex
+      rolodex=rolodex-0
   ==
-+$  diff
-  $%  [%contact-update contact-update]
++$  state-one
+  $:  %1
+      =rolodex
   ==
 --
 ::
-=|  state-zero
+=|  state-one
 =*  state  -
 %-  agent:dbug
 ^-  agent:gall
@@ -30,8 +45,26 @@
   ++  on-init   on-init:def
   ++  on-save   !>(state)
   ++  on-load
-    |=  old=vase
-    `this(state !<(state-zero old))
+    |=  old-vase=vase
+    =/  old  !<(versioned-state old-vase)
+    ?:  ?=(%1 -.old)
+      [~ this(state old)]
+    =/  new-rolodex=^rolodex
+      %-  ~(run by rolodex.old)
+      |=  cons=contacts-0
+      ^-  contacts
+      %-  ~(run by cons)
+      |=  con=contact-0
+      ^-  contact
+      :*  nickname.con
+          email.con
+          phone.con
+          website.con
+          notes.con
+          color.con
+          ~
+      ==
+    [~ this(state [%1 new-rolodex])]
   ::
   ++  on-poke
     |=  [=mark =vase]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
index 1bfd5a69a..97aa15729 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
@@ -181,21 +181,19 @@
   ::
   ::  avatar images
   ::
-::      [%'~groups' %avatar @ *]
-::    =/  pax=path  `path`t.t.site.url
-::    ?~  pax  not-found:gen
-::    =/  pas  `path`(flop pax)
-::    ?~  pas  not-found:gen
-::    =/  pav  `path`(flop t.pas)
-::    ~&  pav+pav
-::    ~&  name+name
-::    =/  contact  (contact-scry `path`(weld pav [name]~))
-::    ?~  contact  not-found:gen
-::    ?~  avatar.u.contact  not-found:gen
-::    =*  avatar  u.avatar.u.contact
-::    =/  decoded  (de:base64 q.octs.avatar)
-::    ?~  decoded  not-found:gen
-::    [[200 ['content-type' content-type.avatar]~] `u.decoded]
+      [%'~groups' %avatar @ *]
+    =/  =path  (flop t.t.site.url)
+    ?~  path  not-found:gen
+    =/  contact  (contact-scry `^path`(snoc (flop t.path) name))
+    ?~  contact  not-found:gen
+    ?~  avatar.u.contact  not-found:gen
+    ?-  -.u.avatar.u.contact
+        %url   [[307 ['location' url.u.avatar.u.contact]~] ~]
+        %octt
+      =/  max-3-days  ['cache-control' 'max-age=259200']
+      =/  content-type  ['content-type' content-type.u.avatar.u.contact]
+      [[200 [content-type max-3-days ~]] `octs.u.avatar.u.contact]
+    ==
   ::
       [%'~groups' *]  (html-response:gen index)
   ==
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/lib/contact-json.hoon b/pkg/arvo/lib/contact-json.hoon
index cca3aa70e..67e8172fb 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/lib/contact-json.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/lib/contact-json.hoon
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /-  *contact-view, *contact-hook
+/+  base64
 |%
 ++  nu                                              ::  parse number as hex
   |=  jon/json
@@ -26,38 +27,34 @@
   |=  [pax=^path =contacts]
   ^-  [cord json]
   :-  (spat pax)
-  (contacts-to-json contacts)
+  (contacts-to-json pax contacts)
 ::
 ++  contacts-to-json
-  |=  con=contacts
+  |=  [=path con=contacts]
   ^-  json
-  =,  enjs:format
-  %-  pairs
+  %-  pairs:enjs:format
   %+  turn  ~(tap by con)
-  |=  [shp=^ship =contact]
+  |=  [=ship =contact]
   ^-  [cord json]
-  :-  (crip (slag 1 (scow %p shp)))
-  (contact-to-json contact)
+  [(crip (slag 1 (scow %p ship))) (contact-to-json path ship contact)]
 ::
 ++  contact-to-json
-  |=  con=contact
+  |=  [=path =ship con=contact]
   ^-  json
-  =,  enjs:format
-  %-  pairs
+  %-  pairs:enjs:format
   :~  [%nickname s+nickname.con]
       [%email s+email.con]
       [%phone s+phone.con]
       [%website s+website.con]
       [%notes s+notes.con]
       [%color s+(scot %ux color.con)]
-      [%avatar s+'TODO']
+      [%avatar (avatar-to-json path ship avatar.con)]
   ==
 ::
 ++  edit-to-json
-  |=  edit=edit-field
+  |=  [=path =ship edit=edit-field]
   ^-  json
-  =,  enjs:format
-  %+  frond  -.edit
+  %+  frond:enjs:format  -.edit
   ?-  -.edit
     %nickname  s+nickname.edit
     %email     s+email.edit
@@ -65,7 +62,25 @@
     %website   s+website.edit
     %notes     s+notes.edit
     %color     s+(scot %ux color.edit)
-    %avatar    s+'TODO'
+    %avatar    (avatar-to-json path ship avatar.edit)
+  ==
+::
+++  avatar-to-json
+  |=  [=path =ship avat=(unit avatar)]
+  ^-  json
+  ?~  avat  ~
+  ?-  -.u.avat
+      %octt
+    :-  %s
+    %-  crip
+    %-  zing
+    :~  "/~groups/avatar"
+        (trip (spat path))
+        "/"
+        (trip (scot %p ship))
+    ==
+  ::
+      %url   s+url.u.avat
   ==
 ::
 ++  update-to-json
@@ -84,7 +99,7 @@
       %-  pairs
       :~  [%path (path path.upd)]
           [%ship (ship ship.upd)]
-          [%contact (contact-to-json contact.upd)]
+          [%contact (contact-to-json path.upd ship.upd contact.upd)]
       ==
     ?:  ?=(%remove -.upd)
       :-  %remove
@@ -97,7 +112,7 @@
       %-  pairs
       :~  [%path (path path.upd)]
           [%ship (ship ship.upd)]
-          [%edit-field (edit-to-json edit-field.upd)]
+          [%edit-field (edit-to-json path.upd ship.upd edit-field.upd)]
       ==
     [*@t *^json]
   ==
@@ -190,10 +205,31 @@
   ==
 ::
 ++  avat
-  %-  ot:dejs:format
-  :~  [%content-type so:dejs:format]
-      [%octs octet]
+  |=  jon=json
+  ^-  avatar
+  |^
+  =/  =avatar  (parse-json jon)
+  ?-  -.avatar
+      %url   avatar
+      %octt
+    =.  octs.avatar  (need (de:base64 q.octs.avatar))
+    avatar
   ==
+  ::
+  ++  parse-json
+    %-  of:dejs:format
+    :~  [%octt octt]
+        [%url url]
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  octt
+    %-  ot:dejs:format
+    :~  [%content-type so:dejs:format]
+        [%octs octet]
+    ==
+  ::
+  ++  url  so:dejs:format
+  --
 ::
 ++  cont
   %-  ot:dejs:format
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sur/contact-store.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sur/contact-store.hoon
index 7c5bae968..d7f93d9a3 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sur/contact-store.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sur/contact-store.hoon
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /-  *identity
 |%
-+$  rolodex  (map path contacts)
-::
-+$  contacts  (map ship contact)
-::
-+$  avatar  [content-type=@t octs=[p=@ud q=@t]]
++$  rolodex    (map path contacts)
++$  contacts    (map ship contact)
++$  avatar
+  $%  [%octt content-type=@t octs=[p=@ud q=@t]]
+      [%url url=@t]
+  ==
 ::
 +$  contact
   $:  nickname=@t
diff --git a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
index de3189918..6ee155c34 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/groups/src/js/components/lib/contact-card.js
@@ -379,15 +379,6 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
       );
     }
 
-    let removeImage = hasAvatar ? (
-        <div>
-          <button className="f9 black pointer db"
-            onClick={() => this.setField("removeAvatar")}>
-            Remove photo
-          </button>
-        </div>
-      ) : "";
-
     let avatar = (hasAvatar)
       ? <img className="dib h-auto" width={128} src={props.contact.avatar} />
       : <Sigil
@@ -401,7 +392,6 @@ export class ContactCard extends Component {
         <div className="w-100 mw6 tc">
           {avatar}
           {sigilColor}
-          {removeImage}
           <div className="w-100 pt8 pb8 lh-copy tl">
             <p className="f9 gray2">Ship Name</p>
             <p className="f8 mono">~{props.ship}</p>