Very interesting and rare calling card/business card for Victor A. Nicholson, a teacher of Piano, Organ and Harmony. He was also the Organist at St. Paul's Church. Below is some information I found while researching his name on the internet:
Musical Career & St. Paul's Church
- The Organist Role: Archival entries from the Newburyport Daily News confirm that Victor A. Nicholson served as the official organist and choir master for St. Paul's Episcopal Church on High Street.
- Wartime & Weddings: He provided the liturgical music for prominent local ceremonies at the parish. Notably, on June 11, 1903, he performed the gathering music and wedding march for the high-profile marriage of George Oliver Atkinson and Lila Magowan at St. Paul's.
- Transition: Records from September 1903 note that he formally stepped away from his active role at St. Paul's Church to resume private, full-time music instruction.
Private Teaching & Residence
- Studio Location: Outside of his Sunday service commitments, Victor was a respected local instructor of the "piano, organ, and harmony".
- Local Ties: His name appears periodically in neighboring New York and Massachusetts social columns. For example, he traveled out of state to visit his family members, including his brothers Harold and George Nicholson.
Because he operated his studio in the late 1800s and early 1900s, his primary footprints remain in physical town registries and scanned newspaper microfilms.