[First State Bank Holiday Card]

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Copy-print of a holiday card produced by First State Bank in Rio Vista, Texas. The outside of the card includes two photographs of the employees, lined up outside the bank (with the text, "Greetings from the folks at Texas' largest Country Bank") and organized more informally at a company cookout, standing around or seated on bales of hay, in front of a small herd of cows with men on horseback (with the text, "Western View from our coffee bar window"). The inside of the card includes signatures from all of the employees and text for Thanksgiving and the holiday season … continued below

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1 card : ill. ; on sheet 22 x 28 cm.

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Johnson County Historical Commission

Organized in 1961, the Johnson County Historical Commission operates the Courthouse Museum, provides Designated Historic Landmark plaques for sites throughout the county, assists applicants with Texas Historical Markers, maintains the Dotey House in Cleburne, and offers support for other historic preservation projects all over Johnson County.

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Copy-print of a holiday card produced by First State Bank in Rio Vista, Texas. The outside of the card includes two photographs of the employees, lined up outside the bank (with the text, "Greetings from the folks at Texas' largest Country Bank") and organized more informally at a company cookout, standing around or seated on bales of hay, in front of a small herd of cows with men on horseback (with the text, "Western View from our coffee bar window"). The inside of the card includes signatures from all of the employees and text for Thanksgiving and the holiday season with small illustrations of a turkey and holly leaves.

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1 card : ill. ; on sheet 22 x 28 cm.

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Additional historical context: Founded in 1921 the bank advertised itself as "The Cow Pasture Bank" where customers could drive in, ride in, or fly in.

In the image outside the bank: Lowell Smith, Sr. (Board Chairman) is on the far left end; Lowell "Stretch" Smith, Jr. (Bank President) is fourth from the left.

In the cookout photo: S. W. "Dub" Osborne is on horseback at far right; Lowell Smith, Sr. is at far left; Lowell Smith, Jr. is seated third from the right.

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[First State Bank Holiday Card], image, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1372225/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.

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