Olson, Christina (Christina Joy)
Variant namesChicago dancer.
In 1891, Christina Olson received a diploma from the National Conservatory of Music in Chicago for completing a course of studies in pantomime. At the age of twelve she was engaged to perform as a Turkish dancer in the Turkish Theater on the Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. Olson married Charles Edward Snyder in 1895 in Clinton, Iowa.
From the description of Christina Olson papers, 1891-1918. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 191719897
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| creatorOf | Olson, Christina, b. 1881. Christina Olson papers, 1891-1918. | Newberry Library |
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| associatedWith | Midwest Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Newberry Library. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) | corporateBody |
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| Illinois--Chicago |
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| Folk dancing, Turkish |
| Manuscripts, American |
| Women dancers |
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Birth 1881
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