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Title
Success Story: Langendorf Bakeries
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
California Revealed from History San Jose
Rights Information
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Description
Marketing/educational film about Langendorf Bakeries, Inc., produced circa 1945. The company was founded in San Francisco in 1895 by Bernard Langendorf. The firm moved to San Jose in 1926 where it operated out of a small plant on Race Street. In 1952, the bakery moved headquarters to a plant at Seventh Street and Phelan Avenue. Family-owned and operated by Langendorf's sons, with plants from Los Angeles to Seattle, until 1964 when it was sold to American Bakeries, Inc.
Type
moving image
Format
Original
Sound
16mm film
Extent
1 Reel of 1
Identifier
2014-40-1
casjhsj_000079
Subject
Bakeries
Family-owned business enterprises
Place
San Jose (Calif.)
Provenance
History San Jose
California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.

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