The bridge over the Smoky River was built in 1949-1950 and was a major advancement to transportation to the south. Before the bridge, a ferry was used in the summer and an ice bridge in the winter but there were seasons in between when neither could be used. This shows the bridge as viewed from the ferry approach.
Hayfield School District 4661 was organized in 1930 for an area south-west of Beaverlodge. A log school was built in 1933. This photo shows some of the students at Hayfield School with their horses: Herb Camplair, Donnie Hatton, Dale Willard, Harry Camplair . Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.
The parade includes decorated trucks as floats, some in a line beside the bridge and some proceeding over the bridge, including a team of horses. A crowd of people line the banks. One truck is reported to be carrying the first spinning wheel brought into the area.
North Beaverlodge School children. L-R: Howard Hogg, Leola Wright, Eugene Cunningham, Glenelda Halstad. Norman Wertz, Tudie (Wilhemina) Pack. North Beaverlodge School was located in the Albright area between Hythe and Beaverlodge. Photograph from Jean (Pack) Borgedahl and given to Jeanne Smith.
Molde School District 3518 was formed in 1918 and the school built in 1920. These outbuildings (a school barn and outhouse) were also on the property. Photograph from Corinne Pederson and given to Jeanne Smith.