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Photograph caption dated October 7, 1963 reads, "Dressed in a custom-made Lincoln-style outfit, Martin Pollard, left, chairman of the board of Lincoln Bank, 14545 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, snips the ribbon with the symbolic rail-splitting ax to open the new headquarters in the Financial Center Building. Assisting Pollard in the opening ceremonies were Arthur D. Aston, president of the Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce; Ed Begley, actor; La Rayne Richards, Miss Van Nuys; Miles Rhyne, president of the bank, and Horace Heidt, honorary mayor of Van Nuys. Following a two-day grand-opening Thursday and Friday, the bank has returned to regular schedule of hours, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Pollard, Martin Begley, Ed,--1901-1970 Heidt, Horace,--1901-1986 Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Statues Lincoln Bank Lincoln Bank--Employees Lincoln Bank--Presidents Van Nuys Chamber of Commerce--Presidents Banks and banking--Location--California--Los Angeles Dedications--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Bank buildings--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Costumes Municipal officials and employees, Honorary--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Actors--United States Bankers--California--Los Angeles Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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