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- ↑ Huang, Daniel (December 10, 2014). "William R. Salomon Dies at 100". WSJ. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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- ↑ "Miss Jane Ann London Bride Of Dr. Peter Foster Salomon". The New York Times . June 7, 1964.
Miss Jane Ann London, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Howard John London, was married this afternoon to Dr. Peter Foster Salomon, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Roger Salomon of New York. The Rev. Robert Nelson Back performed the ceremony in St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church.
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