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Levy and Sons Bakery Advertisement with Asian American Man
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A sign shows a smiling Asian American man holding a rye bread sandwich in an advertisemnt for Levy and Sons Bakery of New York, New York. The sign reads: "You don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's real Jewish Rye." The ad was featured on the side of delivery trucks, subway and railway platforms, on television, and in newspapers and trade books. The photo caption reads: "Plainly evident in sampling at top, form plays the sandwich-eater illustrations with unaltered candor. Ad campaign's effect on consumers. Rye loaf's one of the most popular in the East."
1970
International Harvester Company
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WHi 99111
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