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| Title | Clarinetist Nicholas Oeconomacos with children, Seattle, 1931 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1931 |
| Caption | The uniquely flamboyant clarinetist from Greece, Nicholas Oeconomacos, graced the streets of Seattle with his clarinet playing. Although receiving accolades from Seattle Symphony conductor Homer Hadley and John Philip Sousa after having played under both, he returned to Seattle during the Great Depression to play for change on the streets. He also played under two fluted columns in the garden next to his ornate Cascade neighborhood home.
In this 1931 photograph, Oeconomacos is playing for two young children, possibly in the garden next to his home. |
| Notes | Caption information source: Seattle Times article, 4-14-02.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): August 6, 1931. |
| Subjects | Musical instruments--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street musicians--Washington (State)--Seattle; Greek Americans--Washington (State)--Seattle; Children--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sidewalks--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Oeconomacos, Nicholas |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
South Lake Union (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.2241 |
| 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. |
