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Pictures of Old Bird City

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Old Bird City Pictures

   

July 4th Celebration, 1887
The center well is pictured.

 

Looking at the Johnson Garage, Bird City, Kansas c. 1900
In the background is the band shell.  Left to right:  Oak Byers,
Orville Witham, Bill Witham, Earl Byers, Olin Smith, Nate Weasner,
Jim Brawhill and Olin's dog. 
           

     Blizzard of 1948 in Bird City                    The Elevator in Bird City in 1918

      

Bird City in 1950 - Corner of Bird Ave                The Old Bird City Depot
and Bressler St. - 4th Ave.

          

 Farmer's & Merchant's Bank  c 1906.               

 

                   

This picture is of main street Bird City in the                     The Kellison Livery Barn
late 1800's, looking west showing the                               built in 1906.
Cheyenne Hotel. 
                                       

         

Kerndt Pioneer Store - 1905                    Bird City looking north - 1919-1920
                                                                including foundation for the High School

 

              

Rexall Drug Store - 1920                     This is the Kerndt home - the first frame
                                                            house built in Bird City.  It is still standing
                                                            today at 214 W. 4th St.   2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of these pictures are used by permission of the Cheyenne County Historical Society.