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Schmidts blacksmith shop

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I believe the owner was a Dutch migrant with the name 'Klaas Smit'.David Engelsma, 6/17/2021

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Schmidts blacksmith shop

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View of Schmidt's Blacksmith Shop on North Division Street. Bicycles are propped against the building. A carriage is on the left. Brick-lined street is visible in the foreground. Ca. 1890. The 1889 City Directory lists Klaas Smit, blacksmith at 35 N Division, with his residence the same. Also listed is the Alabastine Company at 39-43 N Division.