Schwinn Pea Picker
Claude got Steve this nice bike in 1971 when we lived in Florissant. It had 5 speeds, suspension front and rear, and a front drum brake from a moped.
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Zwart 1923 Peace Dollar
“The Peace dollar is a United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, and again in 1934 and 1935. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the coin was the result of a competition to find designs emblematic of peace. It is 90% silver, 10% copper,and contains 0.77 troy oz of silver.” (Wikipedia)The Pittman act of […]
Steve pics
Baby pic 1961. Steve was a fat baby with a big appetite and weighed 30 lbs at 11 months. With Grandfather George, Dec. 1962. George loved his grandchildren very much! Christmas 1966 Robyn, Scott, Grandfather George holding Kaeti, Steve, John on floor Easter 1966 Robyn, Scott, Steve, John Scott, Kaeti and Steve in New Jersey […]
Steve’s Work history
I spent the summer of 1976 working on the family farm in Nebraska with brother Scott. It was great training as we worked outside 7+ hours daily under supervision by Uncle Conrad. We ate most of a side of beef. We chopped and pulled weeds in cornfields mostly. We mowed, carried irrigation pipe, and painted […]
Steve’s Motorcycles
1971 Honda QA50 minibike – a nice gift from Dad to Scott and I. He bought it to be slow and safe. Other kids had much faster minibikes, like Honda Trail 70’s. It might have been good that he played it safe. 1972 Honda SL175 – bought used. I rode in 6″ of snow on […]
Steve’s Cars
The first cars I drove were:Grandfather George’s 1948 Ford F3 pickup, 3 on floor, started driving in Nebraska at 13. Uncle Con’s 1975 Chevy pickup with 350 V8. I started experimenting with driving sideways on gravel roads. I convinced Claude Jr. to buy a 1973 Mercedes 220. It was a good car but sadly I […]