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Foster, Josephine Gail, 1912-2003
Josephine Gail Johnson was born in Goldfield, Nevada in 1912. Her stepfather, Sam Manor, was a section foreman for the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad. Because of his position, the family moved to a company house in the town of Millers after the birth of Josephine's younger brother Sam, Jr. in 1920. Josephine and her family evenutually moved to Tonopah. Josephine later married George Byron Foster, and they had two children: Marjorie and Patricia. Josephine Foster passed away March 24, 2003.
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Wiener, Louis, Sr., 1877-1946
Louis Wiener, Sr. ( -1946) was a tailor and prominent community member in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1930s and 1940s. He moved to Las Vegas from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1931 and established a tailor shop on Fremont Street. Wiener died of a heart attack in 1946. His son was prominent attorney Louis Wiener, Jr.
Wiener, Jr., Louis. Interview, 1990 February 23. Transcript. OH-01974. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Starkweather, Wendy M., 1949-
Wendy Starkweather was born July 1, 1949 and was raised in rural Ogdensburg, New York. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York and became a teacher and librarian in New Hampshire. She married her husband, Peter, on August 26, 1972 in Schenectady, New York and the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1978.
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T-Shirt Color: Navy Blue; Front: Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire Dept. Engine/Ambulance 22, Local Fire Dept. Emblem W/ Fire Equipment; Back: Greater Springfield V.F.D., Fairfax County, Virginia, Local Fire Dept. Emblem W/ Fire Equipment; Handwritten Text: In Memory Of: PAPD Capt. Kathy Mazza, NYPD Moria Smith, Metro Care EMT Yamiel Merino; To The Woman Of Ground Zero, May We Find Courage & strength in Your Heroic Efforts; God Bless The USA, Some Gave All; To The 25 Of The 25 Women, approximately 2001-2012
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Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 389
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James A. Gay III interview, 1973: transcript
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Interview with James A. Gay III conducted by Joyce M. Wright in 1973. Edited by Elizabeth Nelson Patrick, and transcribed for the project "Black Experience in Southern Nevada, Donated Tapes Collection," James R. Dickinson Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, December 1978. Arriving in 1946 from Fordyce, Arkansas, Gay became the first African-American mortician in Las Vegas. He later worked as Assistant Manager of the Sands Hotel and Casino and Union Plaza while serving as an executive board member of the Culinary Union. Instrumental in the Las Vegas community, Gay worked to improved race relations, addressing social, economic, and civic issues. Gay was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988.
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Foremaster, Emma Richard, 1899-1991
Emma Richard Foremaster was born in 1899 in Alamo, Nevada and passed away June 3, 1991.
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Hart, Vincent, 1945-
Vincent Hart was born on July 07, 1945 in Jersusalem, Palestine. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1966.
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