James G. Kotsianas and George J. Kotsianas
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Title
James G. Kotsianas and George J. Kotsianas
Subject
Kotsianas, James G. (1886-1956)
Kotsianas, George J. (1918-2004)
Description
Photograph of James G. Kotsianas (right) with his son, George J. Kotsianas (left).
A native of Greece, James G. Kotsianas was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922-1947.
He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek.”
He made several trips back to Greece and, just before Christmas in 1934, he was accompanied on his return to the U.S. by his 16-year old son, George James Kotsianas.
A native of Greece, James G. Kotsianas was the proprietor of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock Virginia from 1922-1947.
He was known locally as “Jimmy the Greek.”
He made several trips back to Greece and, just before Christmas in 1934, he was accompanied on his return to the U.S. by his 16-year old son, George James Kotsianas.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "May 1939".
Contributor
James G. Kotsianas was identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of him in the Morrison Studio Collection.
George Kotsianas identified by library staff in 2025 utilizing other photographs of the subject, family images, and genealogy information.
Identified as "Jimmy the Greek on the right" in 2012 on an unsigned ID form.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
James G. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 001412, 004910, 006637, 007326, 007327, 007731, 008634, 013935, 017590, 017591, 021296, 021692, 022186, 022213, 022563, 024115, and 024715.
George J. Kotsianas appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006637, 024115, 024116, 024713, 024714, and 024715.
Identifier
024715
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “James G. Kotsianas and George J. Kotsianas,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/54358.
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