Article from Figaro published on June 1 1981 about Hansen's Sno-Bliz.

Excerpt:

"Mr. Ernest Hansen, a machinist by trade, invented and patented a revolutionary machine for grinding ice in the late Thirties... His wife, Mary Hansen, ran the operation as her own project — and she's still in charge. Nobody can even come close to their standards... The clientele for the main item is much older and comes from all over the city — people who had sno-bliz as...

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On the Today Show with Willard Scott. The Sno-Bliz machine is set up in front of the steps across from Jackson Square. Mary is holding a cup and smiling at the camera. Ernest is working the machine. Cameras for filming the show are visible.

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Mary and Ernest > Photograph

On the Today Show with Willard Scott. The Sno-Bliz machine is set up in the French Quarter, near Cafe Du Monde. Mary is looking down at the bottles and Ernest is looking out at the camera. Steam is coming off of the ice.

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Mary and Ernest > Photograph

On the Today Show with Willard Scott. The Sno-Bliz machine is set up in the French Quarter. Mary shows a syrup bottle filled with pink syrup to Willard Scott. Ernest looks down at the machine. Today Show crew members are also visible.

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Mary and Ernest > Photograph

A 13 page article about the Hansens wedding day and 50th anniversary celebration. Published in the Dixie section of the Times-Picayune on January 23, 1983. The article tells the story of the courtship of Mary Gemelli by Ernest Hansen, their extravagant rainbow wedding which took place in the middle of the depression, and their 50th anniversary celebration at Gallier Hall.

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"On November 16, 1982, when over 200 well-wishers gathered to honor the ...

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Mary and Ernest > Article