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First National Bank in Albuquerque
First National Bank in Albuquerque
First National Bank in Albuquerque

First National Bank in Albuquerque

Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1933 - 1975
BiographyThe First National Bank in Albuquerque was founded in 1933 with a capital of $500,000. It succeeded the First National Bank of Albuquerque. It was housed in downtown Albuquerque at 217-223 Central Avenue. Built in 1923, the building was a nine-story building completed in 1923 and was considered the city's first skyscraper with an overall height of 141 feet (43 m). In addition to the bank, the building housed offices for other businesses.
Person TypeInstitution
Pablita Velarde
1918 Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico - 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Gerald Fitz-Gerald, Jr.
1939 Houston, Texas - 2011 Albuquerque, New Mexico
1921 Albuquerque, New Mexico - 2014 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rufino Tamayo
1899 Oaxaca, Mexico - 1991 Mexico City, Mexico
Patrick Nagatani
1945 Chicago, Illinois - 2017 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Joyce Marron
1931 Long Beach, California - 2002 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mary Colter
1869 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 1958 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Hilaire Hiler
1898 Saint Paul, Minnesota - 1966 Paris, France
Ruth Strong Campbell
1911 Chicago Heights, Illinois - 2001 Albuquerque, New Mexico