Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries

Liberty Celebration Poster c. 1923

This poster announces the Academy of Music's Fifth Annual Liberty Celebration and Emancipation Exercises in Philadelphia on Monday, January 1, 1923. Festivities begin at 8 P.M. and features orator, Miss Nannie Burroughs, A.M.--attributed as "our most…

Brown & Stevens Bank

From the Philadelphia Tribune, this clipping depicts the Brown & Stevens Bank on Broad Street. This bank was the second African-American owned bank in Philadelphia. The owners--E.C. Brown and Andrew Stevens, Jr.--served as prominent leaders in…

Brown and Stevens Bank featured in the Philadelphia Tribune

This pictorial features the Brown and Stevens Bank of Philadelphia. It shows the location of the Bank as well as the employees of the bank. Brown and Stevens was the second African American owned bank in Philadelphia and one of the most successful…

Invitation to join The Citizens' and Southern Banking Co.

Invitation from The Citizens' and Southern (C & S) Banking Company in Philadelphia to begin banking with them. Detailed description of some banking regulations as well as advice to save money in order to buy a home. C & S originally was headquartered…

"Who's Who in Philadelphia: Rev. William Abraham Creditt"

A portrait of Rev. William A. Creditt accompanying his nomination for "Who's Who in Philadelphia." This nomination recognizes him for being influential as the pastor of the First African Baptist Church (1897-1915).

"Who's Who in Philadelphia, Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural Institute"

Photograph of the Downingtown Industrial and Agricultural Institute in Downingtown, PA. The image is of the building's exterior as apart of the Who's Who in Philadelphia recognition. It is influential because this school provided education and…

"Who's Who in Philadelphia, People's Savings Bank Building"

A photograph of the People's Savings Bank Building on Lombard Street. Published as a part of the Who's Who in Philadelphia series. It was the first bank managed by blacks and was organized in Philadelphia by Congressman George H. White, of North…

"Citizens' & Southern Banking Company: Philadelphia's Progressive Financial Institution"

The Philadelphia Tribune's photo supplement featuresCitizens' & Southern Banking Company, claiming it as the most "Progressive Financial Institution" and the "Finest Bank Building of the Race in the North." The pictorial features the president of…

Matthew Anderson Portrait

A formal studio portrait of Matthew Anderson, who formed the Berean Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, c. 1880.

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…