This is one of two photos taken of the celebrants of the 1911 golden wedding anniversary of Joseph and Augusta Thoes posing for this Gus Meier photograph. The couple raised six children on their farm three miles south of Alma. Written on the reverse of the photo is, "Grandma Augusta and Grandpa Joseph Thoes golden wedding." Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.
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Golden wedding anniversary of Joseph and Augusta Thoes - front