1938 Press Photo Finnish Composer Jean Sibelius' Home Helsingfors, Finland

Here it is that Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer, resides. The famed composer of Helsingfors, Finland, is 72, but daily works at his music. Many stories are told of this woodland retreat and its owner. One, that a bird daily visits him through a ventilator. Another, that he fires a pistol to summon a maid to bring his coffee.

Photo is dated 1938.

Photo measures 8.75 x 7.25 inches.