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[Auto Loan Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a United States National Bank billboard advertising fast auto loans with an image of the U.S. in the center and a man with a broken car in the lower-left corner. Buildings are visible through the billboard posts along the right and center of the image, including the Gaidos Motel directly behind the board. At the right side of the image, cars are driving on Seawall Boulevard along the Gulf of Mexico (far right).
Date: 1965~
Creator: Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc.
Location: 29.279000 -94.804839
Partner: Rosenberg Library

["Bank With Us" Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a billboard advertisement with the text "Big and friendly, United States National Bank. Bank with U.S." to the right of a three-dimensional image of the bank building. A two-story building with a split two-tone colored siding is visible behind the angled posts of the billboard.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Jules Lauve, Jr., Incorporated
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Christmas Card from the Seybolds]

Description: Photographic Christmas card from Dorothee and Elmer Seybold to Isaac Herbert Kempner with a handwritten note along the left margin that says, "May this be your Merriest Christmas" signed by the Seybolds. In the photograph, the Seybolds are wearing dark-colored Western-style costumes and posing on either side of their ranch gate. Dorothee is looking at the camera and Elmer is waving a cowboy hat, looking towards the right of the image.
Date: 1948
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Front of 818 Summit Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey]

Description: Photograph of the front and south side of a house at 818 Summit Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey, viewed from across the street. It is a three-story home with a hipped roof, dormer windows, and an enclosed porch across the front; the yard is enclosed by short shrubberies. The partial address is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1945
Location: 40.937214 -74.032327
Partner: Rosenberg Library

["Good Will to All" Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a holiday-themed billboard advertisement for the United States National Bank of Galveston, featuring a man wearing a red coat lighting an old-fashioned street-lamp with the text "Good Will to All..." Buildings are visible in the background of the image and a holly bush with berries is in the lower-left corner. The billboard is in an area enclosed by a chain-link fence and buildings are visible behind it.
Date: 1965-12~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Harris Leon Kempner Talking]

Description: Photograph of Harris Leon Kempner wearing a military uniform, seated in front of a wall and talking to someone holding a glass out of frame at right. There are handwritten lines around Kempner and an arrow with a note above the image that says, "Delete tip of chair."
Date: 1946
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Harris Leon Kempner Talking]

Description: Photograph of Harris Leon Kempner wearing a military uniform, seated in front of a wall and talking to someone holding a glass out of frame at right.
Date: 1946?
Partner: Rosenberg Library

["Joy to the World" Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a holiday-themed billboard with an image of Joseph and Mary holding baby Jesus at left, next to the text "Joy to the World." The name of the bank is printed below the image: "The United States National Bank." The top portion of a red car is visible at the bottom of the photo.
Date: 1965-12~
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[North Side of River Edge Home]

Description: Photograph of the north side of the house located at 818 Summit Avenue, River Edge, New Jersey. It is a three-story home with a hipped roof, dormer windows, and an enclosed porch across the front. A brick chimney is visible on the side of the house. Part of the address is written on the back of the photograph.
Date: April 1945
Location: 40.937495 -74.032200
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Photograph of a Family]

Description: Photograph of a family which two are men and one woman dress in formal attire. There is text beside the picture, "Across the ocean we send greetings to our friends at home."
Date: 19XX
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Photograph of a Ferry]

Description: Photograph of a ferry in Galveston. Vehicles are parked along the bottom deck with people standing around, emergency boats are in place on the top deck. A thin sliver of land, a boat, and small structure can be seen behind the boat.
Date: 19XX
Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Photograph of A. Martini Using a Depository]

Description: Photograph of A. Martini dropping a deposit into the United States National Bank's night depository. The photograph of Martini placing his hand on the depository lip opening is framed by a handwritten block describing the action.
Date: 19XX
Location: 29.305440 -94.792733
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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