Recently this photograph surfaced on the Facebook site You Know You're From Nevada County If You Remember..... it was found in the Grass Valley Museum archives and posted on April 16, 2023. Imagine my surprise to see John Hartwig Hansen in what looks like a Viking costume on the right side of the scene!
Enlarged...quite the costume!
I had another similar picture that was saved by Vere Hansen, my great grandmother, and posted it previously on December 2, 2021. I had no context for the picture, but assumed it was a local production put on around the turn of the century. After other members of the site added newspaper information, I had confirmation of the date and the name of the play. Wonderful!
This picture was also shared on the Facebook site You Know You're From Nevada County If You Remember..... April 16, 2023 by the Grass Valley Museum. It is in rougher shape than our family copy.
This is the picture I posted in December 2021. John Hartwig Hansen was standing on the far left. It looks like he traded costumes with the fellow in the middle for the picture at the top of the post.....interesting! It turns out it was not a Viking costume after all....
May 29, 1900 The Morning Union
Mr. J. Hanson played Lydon (a gladiator, Nydia's brother).
June 1, 1900 The Morning Union
The Young Ladies' Sodality was a Catholic church society for young ladies and was affiliated with Mount St. Mary's church in Grass Valley.
The 1900 Census listed a single John Hansen as living in Grass Valley in the home of George Hill on Neal Street. He was working as a miner. We think he was participating in plays and taking elocution lessons to lessen his Norwegian accent. He was also probably looking for a wife!
Relationship Reference:
Me--->Margaret Hansen Boothby---->Harold Lloyd Hansen---->John Hartwig Hansen m. Clara Vere Burrows Hansen
I have added a link on the right side bar for the St. Joseph's Cultural Center and Grass Valley Museum.
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