First Bank

"First Bank celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2014, dovetailing with the remodel and grand re—opening of the downtown Main Branch building in January 2015. The building was constructed in 1903 on Dock Street and was the first reinforced concrete fireproof commercial building in all of Alaska. It originally housed the Miners & Merchants Bank, but in 1924 First National Bank of Ketchikan, now named First Bank, opened in this location. Contrasting the original architecture and neighborhood, we're pleased that the bank joins many other downtown businesses in maintaining the treasured historic character of Ketchikan." — Heidi Ekstrand

Modern image
Photographer: Heidi Ekstrand
On loan courtesy of First Bank, L2015.4.39.2

Historic image
Miners & Merchants Bank in the Koel Building, 1912
Photographer: Unknown
Donor: Bertha Hunt Wells, THS 63.9.10.59