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Bank Info for NB Charter 10168 (1912 - 1921)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Van Nuys, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1912-1915 Lewis Edward Bliss Hobart Johnstone Whitley
1916-1920 Lewis Edward Bliss Ross E. Whitley
1921-1921 Paul Fyler Shepard Lewis Edward Bliss
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2580
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1373
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 107
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2581 - 9500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1374 - 5486
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 29, 1912
  • Chartered Mar 28, 1912
  • Liquidated Nov 10, 1921
  • Absorbed by California Bank of Los Angeles
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $204,228
High Bal (1920) $1,619,954
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1915) $47,500
High Bal (1918) $100,000
Total Out (1921) $96,800
# Large Notes 60,372
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 60,372
$ Large Size $491,050
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $491,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1912 $204,228.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $252,980.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $322,573.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $317,218.00 $47,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $404,003.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $523,082.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $810,925.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,090,619.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,619,954.00 $97,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,323,613.00 $96,800.00

 

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