i got my job through the new york times
Subject: “I Got My Job Through The New York Times”
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 08:44:26 -0400
To: photosales@nytimes.com
Hello. I’m not sure that photo reprints is the right department, but I need to start somewhere. Perhaps you can direct me to the proper party.
My mother appeared in one of those subway poster advertisements that ran through the 60s and 70s — “I Got My Job Through The New York Times.” I am trying to locate a copy of either the poster or the photograph. Maybe you know of the agency responsible for producing the ads?
I used to see my mom’s face, larger than life, with her teeth blacked in or a moustache painted on. These are my earliest memories of riding the #7 train in and out of Manhattan, back when my mom’s Filipino face was the exception and not the norm in places like Flushing. I also remember buying Chiclets from the vending machines on the platforms. That’s where I first tasted wintergreen mint.
Anyway, I’m rambling. If you have any suggestions about where I might begin my search please let me know.
Thank you for your attention and assistance.
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More subway ad faces:
This one courtesy Ken Mondschein in his “Subway Ads, Deconstructed” [link rotted]: the nefarious Dr. Z, who wants to put acid on your face!
Here’s one from Global Graphica and two more from Romiphoto.
