Bayard High School - Tiger Yearbook (Bayard, NE)

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and the population in 1920 was 2167. The factory now supplies work for 60-65 year-round workers, with an additional 300 during the campaign season. .As we compare the two city pictures, we can see that the bean elevator in the middle right of the new picture is the same one as that in the far right of the old picture. We also see that the cars that we drive today are quite different than the car in the foreground of the old photo. Trees seem to be quite scarce in the old pictures, but quite dense in the new photo. The smokestack of the locomotive in the left center of the old picture has now been replaced by the smokeless diesel engines of today. The name of the railroad has also changed from C B 0 to the Burlington Northern. We also see that Chimney Rock has lost the upper third part of its chimney, due to the forces of nature. Although Bayard has not grown in population, it has grown economically and socially. With our fine schools, churches, and businesses, Bayard is one of the most highly respected communities in Nebraska. Balcony before completion. 5