The first photo is of Nicholas Kleinschmidt.
Second photo is of August Kleinschmidt taken at his discharge from the army.
Third is a photo of Henry, Gus, Ernest, Will and Tillie Kleinschmidt.
Last is a photo of Laurette Kleinschmidt, Chet and Ben's grandmother (wife of August Kleinschmidt)
These are Photos of Lillie May and Albert Frank Kleinschmidt - Chet and Ben's parents.
Here are four photos of the city of Blunt as it was around 1900. It was a bustling community which had many businesses of various kinds. At this time Blunt was the largest city in central South Dakota. It was the end of the railroad from the east.
The first photo is of Laurette Kleinschmidt's house after the 1915 tornado demolished it.
Second photo is of Victor Ross Kleinschmidt, brother to Chet and Ben. Ross died in 1924 at age 10.
Last are the Keinschmidts in 1928 - Standing are Marie and Ben, sitting is Frank and Lillie with baby Chet.
Ben and Chet married and had families of their own - these links are to their individual photo galleries.
