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Crying Indian • HD

US Ad Council

Industrial and advertising

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"Crying Indian" PSA • from the 60's or 70's - remastered in HD. This is the classic 'Crying Native American' AD (or 'crying Indian' ad, as some refer to it). It appears the copy I have here is the highest resolution copy of it on Archive dot Org - and does NOT have a Web Site URL pasted over it. A pristine copy resurrected from VHS specifically for Archive.org ...

I found this old recording of the (now famous?) PSA (Public Service Announcement) regarding environmental pollution - from "The AD Counsel" - on VHS Tape. I have just converted the Ad to 1080HD for posterity.

Summary: A native American in a traditional canoe paddles through highly contaminated waters to land on a rocky shore near a busy freeway. Standing near the side of the road, he sees someone throw garbage out of their car window - and it lands at his feet. As the announcer's voice over concludes the message: he turns to face you and a tear goes down his right cheek. Zoom in on the tear rolling ...

CLASSIC Of American Television. Remastered in the Year 2020, in 1080HD format, from old VHS Tape.

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Archive
Internet Archive, in Vintage commercials
Licence or status
Public Domain Mark 1.0, as the Internet Archive states it.
Rights statement
Fair Use Notice
Credit
US Ad Council
Language
English
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