Contains views of bank building constructed in 1868 by J.G. Sidney. Depicts several oblique views of the front facade and side of the bank, along with interior views of the safe deposit department, the offices and the ladies' room., Contains 5 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white., Bank founded in 1814 by a group of businessmen in the house of Dr. George Bensell. Moved into J.G. Sidney's building from its location in the Clarkson-Watson house at 5275-5277 Germantown Avenue., Postcards issued by a few different publishers including Staton Bros. Publishing, Philadelphia and the Detroit Publishing Co., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
ca. 1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Germantown - National Bank - 105]
