Photograph of two individuals posing with a 'Marine Midland Master Charge tax check' document

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Photograph of staff in discussion around a desk at Marine Midland Banks Inc., New York, USA
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Photograph showing two individuals either side of a counter, exchanging a Marine Midland Master Charge tax check document. Between them is a logo for 'Master Charge: the Interbank card'. The card industry was expanding rapidly at this time. In 1972, Midland Banks, Inc. would announce the formation of a new wholly-owned subsidiary to centralise all of its card activities. Marine Midland Consumer Credit Corporation's responsibilities included: overseeing credit authorisations to merchants; embossing of charge cards; clearance of merchants' paper; and mailing of statements to cardholders.
Date
c. 1969
HSBC Reference Number
US 0339-1937-0005
Archive Record Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph
Colour
Black and White