July 18, 1897

Gus Ottenheimer, industrialist, land developer, and promoter of higher education, was born in Little Rock (Pulaski County). Ottenheimer and his brother formed Ottenheimer Brothers, which eventually became one of the largest women’s garment manufacturing plants in America.

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