Photo Gallery: Carpentry is just another job for Bowers Museum’s real-life Santa Claus
Bowers Museum shop carpenter Jeff Cassidy also works as a Santa Claus during the Christmas season. He believes the “Christmas spirit” has been within him since he was a child and he hopes to spread it to others.
Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy performs in the role of Santa Claus at the Santa Ana museum on Dec. 19, 2017.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy also works as Santa Claus as Christmastime nears. He usually starts growing out his beard in April.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy, in the role of Santa Claus, greets Linden Tree School students at the Santa Ana museum on Dec. 19, 2017.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy, who also performs in the role of Santa Claus, puts on his costume at the museum’s workshop in Santa Ana.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy, who also performs in the role of Santa Claus, strikes a pose at the Santa Ana museum on Dec. 19, 2017.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy, whose other role is Santa Claus, poses next to some of the art stands he created at the Santa Ana museum on Dec. 19, 2017.
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Bowers Museum carpenter Jeff Cassidy portrays Santa Claus at the Santa Ana museum on Dec. 19, 2017.
