Photographs: Offices, Restrooms, Storage, Maintenance, Currency, Historical
This large office was off of the northeast corner of the grand lobby.
Some sort of machine sat on the desk in this office.
A store room off the back hallway.
We found this certificate from the FDIC showing the bank was insured on June 30, 1979.
Employee lockers in the front office area.
The foreign exchange and travelers checks office was on the second floor.
Inside the foreign exchange and travelers checks office.
A small closet was just off of the office.
A small wall safe was in this area as well.
A small room with a few filing cabinets and access to a maintenance area.
This was the stairway that led from the grand lobby to the basement office area.
Some of the remaining office furniture in the basement.
The downstairs office area of the Ohio National Bank.
This seemed like it could have been a meeting room at one point.
An old worn leather executive chair occupied the room.
There was some humidity damage in the basement hallway.
Another one of the basement hallways also had minor damage.
This was the basement reception area from the main staircase, just before reaching the safe deposit boxes.
The certificate next to this box was the alarm certificate for the bank vault; valid from July 1, 1979 to July 1, 1984.
The note in this typewriter dated May 28, 1998 explained that the typewriter typed fine but the carriage return didn't work.
This room looked like it may have been a break area, complete with a nice couch.
An industrial paper shredder was in one corner of the break room.
This old income tax form stand was across from the paper shredder.
There was an entrance off Town Street on this level.
This ticket booth like area was just inside the Town Street entrance.
The booth from a different angle.
This office area was just behind the booth.
There may have been office cubicles in this area at one point.
The room had a normal door with an inner metal gate.
The door that led out to Town Street.
The fire alarm panel was in the back hallway.
This back office area featured large restrooms.
The back office men's restroom.
Just off of the restroom was a large employee locker room.
This restroom was just around the corner from the safe deposit boxes.
There was a large closet in this restroom.
This was the customer men's room.
The stall dividers were tall and made of marble.
Water stains in the toilet.
This large storage room was on the bank's third floor.
There was a ladder, Christmas decorations, and a few filing cabinets full of old records in the store room.
The ceiling had quite extensive water damage.
Some of the old records that were on the counter. The ledger in the foreground was a commercial account for Lt. Col. Paul A. Hurst dated from the 1950s.
Some more commercial ledger sheets from the late 1940s.
A maintenance area just off of the main storage room with what appeared to be an emergency shower.
This large machine was in the corner of the room.
An old advertisement for ThriftiCheck.
This long, narrow area was along the east end of the third floor.
We aren't too sure what it was used for, maybe heating?
There were a couple of pipes on the far side of this narrow passage.
Looking up toward the ceiling, following the pipes.
Some vent like structures in this odd area.
This maintenance area was just off the Town Street office area in the bank's basement.
Storage and lockers for the maintenance department.
An old utility sink.
The storage shelves in the back maintenance area.
Another machine that we're not sure the purpose of.
Looking back toward the stairs that led down to the boiler room.
The bank's phone lines came in here just around the corner from the previous photo.
This memorandum from January 20, 1984 stated that building, boiler and machinery inspectors must be cleared ahead of time.
An old Master Charge brochure holder.
Going down the stairs to the boiler room.
The boiler room and maintenance area in the sub-basement still seemed to be fully stocked.
What appeared to be some kind of chemical set. There was a calendar from 2000 here as well.
Looking back through the initial maintenance area once we came down the stairs.
This appears to be some kind of old electrical breaker.
This looked like an air blower.
A hot water tank located underneath a large air duct.
The boiler inspection certificate issued on May 18, 1968, when James A. Rhodes was Governor.
A large air handling unit that provided heat for the grand lobby.
Cans of cleaning compound and oil sat on this workbench.
This area may have been used by the maintenance supervisor. Note the old leather chair at the center and roll top desk in the corner.
A massive boiler next to the air handler.
Various pipe fittings were scattered about.
The boiler to the left of the air handler unit.
This end of the boiler is where it was fed with coal.
More employee lockers along with 50 gallon drums.
A sign directing maintenance personnel to remove the oldest trash first and shift cans so the oldest is always at the end.
A couple of old wheelbarrows, perhaps used to transport coal for the boiler.
Some shovels for moving coal.
An old joint of some sort.
The large modern electrical box for the Ohio National Bank.
More electrical equipment was in this room.
An old water pipe.
A five dollar bill printed by the Ohio National Bank of Columbus in 1929. Thanks to Paul for allowing us to use this photo.
A ten dollar bill printed by the Ohio National Bank of Columbus in 1929. Thanks to Paul for allowing us to use this photo.
A twenty dollar bill printed by the Ohio National Bank of Columbus in 1929. Thanks to Paul for allowing us to use this photo.
The Ohio National Bank as it appeared in 1911, much the same as today.
The bank's interior has changed since this photo from 1911. This photo was taken from the main vault door toward the main entrance.
The interior of the Ohio National Bank as it appeared in 1915. This photo was taken from the main entrance toward the vault.
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