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| Title | Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer Art French and another man, Seattle, 1933 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1933 |
| Caption | Photographer Art 'Happy' French worked at the Seattle P-I from 1923 until his retirement in 1946. Known for his sassy irreverent remarks and attitude, he also possessed a strong entrepreneurial sense. He was one of the first to take photographs of children with Santa Claus and charge a $1 a photo earning $10, 000 in five weeks. French also earned a reputation for trick photography and work on composite images. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: Art French.
Caption information sources: Time Magazine, March 4, 1946; P-I Exhibit Label for Art French.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 3, 1933. |
| Subjects | Photographers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Men--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle post-intelligencer (Seattle, Wash. : 1921) |
| Personal Names | French, Arthur E. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.792 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
