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Johnson, Eleanor

interviewer for oral history with Louis Wiener, Jr. (1990)

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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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Wiener, Kittie, 1891-1977

Kitty Wiener was a Las Vegas, Nevada businesswoman and prominent community member. She moved to Las Vegas in 1931 with her husband, Louis Wiener, Sr. Kitty Wiener helped manage her husband's tailor shop on Fremont Street and also worked as a seamstress. Her son was prominent attorney Louis Wiener, Jr.

Wiener, 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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