Cartes-de-visite of city scenes like these of the Town and County Bank in Aberdeen were popular with tourists who wanted affordable and collectable souvenirs to take away from their visit. The Town and County Bank was established in 1825 and represented one of two native banks in Aberdeen, the other being the North of Scotland Bank formed in 1836. In 1836, the pictured bank was built at the intersection of St Nicholas and Union Street at a cost of £14,000.

Up until 1888 a statue of Queen Victoria stood outside the Town and County Bank, before it was moved to the Town House in Aberdeen. The statue is the work of Scottish sculptor Alexander Brodie (c. 1829–67), who unveiled it in 1866. The plaster model of the statue used by Brodie is now on display in Aberdeen Music Hall.