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Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Onie Burnett Granville, American, 1916 - 1998  Search this
Bank of Finance, American, 1964 - 1981  Search this
Medium:
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 3 9/16 × 4 7/8 in. (9 × 12.4 cm)
Type:
chromogenic color prints
Place collected:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
late 20th century
Caption:
In 1964, Onie B. Granville founded the Bank of Finance, the first African American-owned and operated state chartered bank west of Kansas City. Granville, a long time real estate broker in Los Angeles, formed the institution with other prominent African American community leaders in Los Angeles: Los Angeles City Councilman and later mayor Tom Bradley, real estate broker Lorenzo Spencer, businessman Wilton A. Clark, and physicians Dr. Perry Beal and Dr. Edward Ballard. In the face of discriminatory housing and financial practices, the Bank of Finance played an important role in financing Black homeownership and businesses in the Los Angeles area until it was purchased by another bank in 1984.
Description:
A color photograph portrait of Onie B. Granville standing on a bridge in front of a waterfall. Wearing a light blue button down shirt and matching pants, he stands with his right hand on his hip and his left hand resting on a wooden railing next to him. He wears a flat cap and gazes directly at the viewer. There are rocks, trees, and a waterfall behind him. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Topic:
African American  Search this
American West  Search this
Business  Search this
Finance  Search this
Men  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Natalie Finney Mallard in memory of her Uncle Onie Burnett Granville
Object number:
2016.33.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5677ef0ca-a788-4fd6-858a-9496f6b20907
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.33.4