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Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks, 1883-2001, inclusive

Scope and Contents

The series contains photographs and scrapbooks documenting the bank from 1883 to 2001.

It includes numerous photographic portraits of bank trustees, in three albums, five folders, and one framed photograph (circa 1940-2001). Additionally, the series contains two scrapbooks documenting the lives of trustees (1922-1982).

It contains two clippings scrapbooks (1883-1920) and five advertising scrapbooks (1931-1953).

Other photographs include bank baseball teams (circa 1930), the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street (circa 1920), the bank's 90th anniversary (1940), Christmas celebrations (1951-1952), and bank openings (circa 1960).

Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Court Street photographs, circa 1920, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

South Brooklyn Savings Bank baseball team, circa 1930, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

90th anniversary photographs, 1940, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Bank opening photographs (2 folders), circa 1960, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Christmas photographs, 1951-1952, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees portraits (3 folders), 1959-1979, 2001, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 5-7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees oversize portraits, 1970s, inclusive

Box: 17 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees group photograph, 1975, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Trustees at NASDAQ MarketSite, Times Square (framed), circa 2000, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Board of Trustees portrait albums (3 albums), circa 1940-1972, inclusive

Box: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

General

Albums feature portraits of Board of Trustees dating back to 1850. The first and second albums appear to have been created around 1940, with additional material added to the albums until around 1972.

Board of Trustees scrapbooks (2 scrapbooks), 1922-1982, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Clippings scrapbook, 1883-1923, inclusive

Box: 8 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Clippings scrapbook, 1917-1918, inclusive

Box: 10 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising scrapbook, 1931-1937, inclusive

Box: 16 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising and publicity scrapbook, 1943-1949, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Advertising scrapbooks (3 scrapbooks), 1951-1953, inclusive

Box: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)
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