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The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
A newspaper ad in The Philadelphia Tribune advertising The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company. Also shows photographs of bank members and services of the bank.
Ad, Citizens and Southern Realty Co.
This is an advertisement for the real estate brokerage business that was part of the Citizens and Southern Banking and Trust Company founded by R.R. Wright Jr. It lists homes for sale and places up for rent through the company.
The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company offers "Security! Service! Conservatism! Courtesy!" and is "the backbone of a great institution." This large advertisement for the bank tells the story of R.R. Wright Jr.'s migration North to Philadelphia…
"Negro Banks Great Help to Business Man," Philadelphia Tribune, March 28, 1929.
This is a newspaper clipping about how Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Company has helped businesses in Philadelphia. The article rallies for a collective effort in helping businesses succeed and urges readers to open accounts with the bank.
Bank president Major Richard R. Wright standing in front of the Citizens and Southern Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Major R. R. Wright, the founder of Citizens and Southern Bank, stands outside its doors. Wright created Citizens and Southern in response to the failings of other Black-owned banks. He kept his bank small, and it was one of the few to re-open after…
Citizens' and Southern Bank Will Sponsor Progress Week
A newspaper article that focuses on Citizens and Southern Bank sponsoring "Negro Progress Week." A week in September, 1933, in which the progress of the African American community over the last 100 years was celebrated.
Citizens' and Southern Bank and Trust Company Officers
A photo of officers from Citizens' and Southern Bank and Trust Company, created and led by R.R. Wright, Jr. Wright moved to Philadelphia in 1921 and opened Citizens and Southern in September of 1920 at 1849 South Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By 1922,…
Citizens' and Southern Bank and Trust Co.
Board members of the Citizens & Southern Bank, including James Irvin, Major R. R. Wright Sr, Harriet Lemon, W.C Williamson, D.H Sims, Emanuel C. Wright, Walter C. Beckett, William Newman, and R.R Wright Jr.