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There Will Be Bananas

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Breaking the Banana Taboo

The banana was known in the United States, but it was considered a rare and weird delicacy. Boston Fruit Company had to find a way to market an immoral fruit. Andrew Preston began chipping away at that taboo by issuing these postcards.

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