LIFE

Simeon Simeonidis (sic!) (20y) workman
SS "PATRIS"
Dep. 30 Oct 1910, Piraeus, GREECE
Arr. 23 Nov 1910, New York City, NY, USA
Last permanent residence: Constantinople, TURKEY
residence in USA: 64 E. 115 St, New York City, NY, USA
Person in old country: (Father) Georgiou, Pera, Constantinople, TURKEY
Person in US: (Cousin) Klimis Calathopoulos, 31 Oliver St., Corn[er] Madison, NY, USA


1922 Naturalization:
Simon Simonides, 31y, Merchant
Residence: 167 Forsyth St., NY, USA


"Oriental Music Shop Chartered", The Talking Machine World, Vol. 19, No. 12, New York, 15 Dec 1923, p. 43:
A charter of incorporation was recently granted to the Oriental Music Shop, of New York City. The concern, which is capitalized at $5,000, will deal in talking machines and records. Incorporators are A. G. Aronson, H. Herson and J. Levkov.


In Dino Pappas Collection:
ORFENOS RECORD is originally an ORFEON recording:
190a / 0-12594 : Sabah Canto - Salla Salla (by Ibrahim Efendi)
Sabah Kanto - Salla Salla
Vocal by İbrahim Efendi
matrix number: S 3163
side number: 12959

191a / 0-13041 Neva Ouchak Canto Lam Djim (by Ibrahim Efendi)
Neva Uşşak Kanto - Lam Cim
(Vocal by İbrahim Efendi)
matrix number: S 3243
side number: 13041


Index of patents issued from the United States Patent Office, Vol. 1926, Washington 1927, pp. 928, 1124, 1688, 1842:
Oriental Music Shop, Inc., doing business as Oriental Record and Talking Machine Co., New York, N. Y. Records for phonograph Instruments and the like. 220.913: Mar. 16.


Simon Simonds or Simonides in 1930 US Census, 38y, single, b. Turkey, Lang. Greek, Imm. year 1910, Occ. & Ind. Sales Manager in Music Corp., living in Park Ave., Manhattan, NY, USA


1942 WWII Registration Card:
Simon Simonides, b. 21 Dec 1890, Indjesou (= İncesu), TURKEY
Residence & Business: 1757 Madison Ave., NYC, NY, USA