Broadway and the Bank of the Republic

This vintage photograph shows the "National Bank of the Republic," National Bank Note Company" at right (corner of Wall Street), other commercial buildings, pedestrians and traffic on Broadway, Manhattan. The Bank of the Republic Building appears to be draped in mourning bands, likely for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. Year: 1865? Published by George Stacy. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. A colorized version below.

The Bank of the Republic opened in 1851 and became the National Bank of the Republic in New York in 1865. This building, at the northeast corner or Broadway and Wall Street, was the headquarters of the bank since at least 1853. This building was replaced by the United Bank Building in 1880, demolished in 1931.