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This 1875 postal card is an official business correspondence piece from the First National Bank of Scranton, Pennsylvania, mailed to Utica, New York. The printed form notes the bank’s capital and surplus, with J.J. Albright listed as president and J.A. Linen as cashier.
First National Bank of Scranton was one of the city’s earliest federally chartered banks, serving the rapidly growing industrial and coal capital of Lackawanna County. Banking institutions like this financed anthracite coal development, railroads, and manufacturing ventures that fueled Scranton’s explosive growth in the late 19th century.
The bank later evolved into part of the broader Scranton banking system, which by the 20th century included institutions that were consolidated or absorbed into larger regional banks. J.J. Albright was a noted Scranton businessman and financier, while J.A. Linen was active in the bank’s administration.
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