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Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0529 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 March 1945 Pagination: 4 p. ; 21 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia thanks Moe for the Chanel no. 5, she says it makes her feel like a kept woman.

Abraham & Straus (A&S)- downtown Brooklyn Department Store.
Ebinger- Brooklyn bakery

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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