The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
Title
The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
Subject
The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company; advertisement; R.R. Wright, Jr.
Description
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 and the bank's founding in 1920. The detailed ad lists headlines such as, "The Migration Starts," "Opens the Citizens' and Southern Bank," and "The Title Insurance and Real Estate Department," with pictures of the bank's interior, the bank's exterior, and R.R. Wright, Jr.
Creator
Citizens' and Southern Banking Company
Source
Philadelphia Tribune
Publisher
WCU, HIS 601/HON 452 Great Migration and Digital Storytelling, Fall 2014
Date
February 2, 1924
Contributor
Kristin Geiger
Rights
Used by permission of the Philadelphia Tribune Company, Inc. All rights reserved. The Philadelphia Tribune, with 130 years of continuous publication, is the oldest newspaper in the United States serving the African-American community.
Format
PDF
Type
Text
Original Format
Newspaper
Files
Collection
Citation
Citizens' and Southern Banking Company, “The Citizens' and Southern Banking Company,” Goin' North, accessed October 4, 2024, https://goinnorth.org/items/show/170.