Amateur theatrics were and are a popular source of local entertainment in Olympia, even after the advent of moving pictures. In this photo from about 1925, a young Thelma Freitag poses in an exotic costume as publicity for an upcoming production. Her father, Louis, was a musician.
Wagner photograph, about 1925, courtesy State Capital Museum Collection, Washington State Historical Society catalog C1957.134X.45
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2017