The Making of Modern Michigan - "Digitizing Michigan's Hidden Past"

Title

First National Bank lobby

Creator

Morgan, Ward C., 1907-1997, photographer

Institution

Western Michigan University

Subject

Bank buildings

Subject

Decoration and ornament, Architectural

Subject

Banks and banking

Item Number

LA01g064

Relation

7 photos in event - 3000

Type

image

Format

jpeg

Description

Business Scenes. Interior view of lobby, First National Bank, 106 E. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI. Includes rows of metal-grilled teller windows, marble countertops, marble floor, marble check-writing islands with decorative metal grilles, marble drinking fountain, revolving glass doors with large metal fan resting on top ledge, decorative arched ceiling, chandeliers, and double row of floor to ceiling windows. Arched balcony seen on second floor above bank teller area. Client: First National Bank, Kalamazoo, MI (Photographic Negative)

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