75 Years a Twin

We were womb-mates - 1939

• A birth certificate proves you were born, • A death certificate proves you died, • Photos prove you lived

…& we have lived

Twin Statistics “It’s a treasured life”

- Normally 1 in 90 live births are twins- Fertility drugs have messed up twin statistics- One in 50 people is a fraternal twin in USA- One in 150 people is an identical twin in USA- 1/3 of all twins born in USA are identical- 2/3 of all twins born in Japan are identical- White Americans have more twins than blacks - Nigeria has the highest twin rate

The only twins in Oregon and Washington that have TWIN license plates

Larry Smith’s Oregon TWIN license plate

Lloyd Smith’s Washington twin license plate

It all started with Ruby Rasmussen & Elmer Smith in 1932

1935 – 2011 Salmon City, Idaho 76 years later(Same courthouse corner)

1940

Larry & Lloyd Smith - 1940

Elmer & Ruby Smith with Lloyd & Larry - 1941

We still have this pump – Dad’s 1937 Plymouth in the background

Camping in the High Sierras

Punching “Unky” Harland – We still have these punching gloves

Would you believe…we still have this hammer

1942 – Larry, Lloyd & Elmer Smith

Lloyd C. Smith age 4 – You can tell this was taken during WWII

Larry B. Smith age 4 – You can tell this photo was taken during WWII

1946 – Just moved to Phoenix, Oregon from L.A. – Lived in tent for a year

Lloyd broke his arm walking a pole gate…first of four – will never forget the ether dreams

Had a horse…still have the hat

1947 – Our first trip to Crater Lake – Turned into a 67 year love affair

1947 – Still have the gun

1952 – Larry holding kitty

Lloyd & Larry at age 14 - 1954

A 1948 Harley 125 – still have the tripod and camera

1957 – Given a 1957 Chevy for Christmas – Folks paid $2300

High school graduation – Phoenix High School - 1958

1959 – Still have the camera and sweater

1962 – Longview, Texas

1962 Longview, Texas

1963 in Longview, Texas

1966 – Not a double wedding – Lloyd & Helen - Larry & Linda

Twin Rangers Larry & Lloyd

Lloyd – Crater Lake National Park

Larry – Crater Lake National Park

Lloyd investigating a motorcycle accident – Crater Lake National Park

Larry investigating the finding of a skull in the back of a park visitor’s truck

Lloyd & Larry turn 50 – with Ruby (72) & Elmer (77)

Both grew a beard at age 55, not knowing the other one did

Running the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with Lloyd’s son Kenneth 2011

Note the table we are sitting on

74 years later and we still have this table

Lloyd & Helen – Larry & Linda

Lloyd & Helen Smith

Depoe Bay - 2015

Twins with twins at Crater Lake National Park - 2015

2015 – Ranger Twins at age 74 – 75 years a twin…starting as womb-mates

Twins with Zygote problems