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KLEINSCHMIDT, Carl J.
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This small painted portrait on porcelain shows Gertrude Kleinschmidt, the wife of Carl J. Kleinschmidt. The signature on the portrait (c. 1920-1930) is that of B. J. HUGHES, a local photographer. Photograph courtesy of Benjamin Burke.
KLEINSCHMIDT, Carl J. (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, May 21, 1973). Kleinschmidt served many years as the treasurer of Catholic Charities.
A senior vice-president of AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, which he joined in 1935, Kleinschmidt was named an honorary member of the bank's board of directors upon his retirement.