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32: Irmgard Ruhbusch Schmidt and first born son, Ruben, 1921.
31: Ruben Schmidt at age 9 months, posed on the bearskin rug from the bear shot by his great-grandfather Gottfried Schmidt
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29: Irmgard Ruhbusch Schmidt and Alfred Schmidt, circa 1919.
28: Alfred Schmidt models his World War I uniform in front of the family farm house, about 1919.
27: Circa 1919 -- Alfred's lack of fear of heights was a real asset when building silos.
26: Circa 1919 - anaother brick silo Alfred Schmidt built. He made $75 a week -- more than many laborers earned in a month -- and saved enough money to buy his father's farm.
25: Alfred Schmidt built brick silos with this signature pattern in 1919-1920, before and just after he and Irmgard were married.