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First National Bank, Omaha, Nebr.
Title First National Bank, Omaha, Nebr.
Description Color postcard (14 x 9 cm) titled "First National Bank, Omaha, Nebr." in the lower left of the image in the white border area that surrounds the image. This is a drawing of the First National Bank Building, located on the southwest corner of 16th & Farnam, Omaha, Nebraska. This is a busy street scene complete with horses and buggies, early automobiles, and pedestrians.
Historical Notes This 14-story Late Renaissance Revival building was constructed in 1917 and designed by Chicago architectural firm Graham, Burnham & Company. The financial institution began as the Kountze Brothers Banking House in 1857. Reorganized in 1863, it became Nebraska's first nationally chartered bank.