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Bank Info for NB Charter 10453 (1913 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gardena, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1914-1916 I. S. Ball C. B. Casler
1917-1919 J. D. Adams C. B. Casler
1920-1920 J. C. Fredericks M. E. Etienne
1921-1921 Albert W. Vasey Joseph Walker Norvell
1922-1922 W. J. Simms W. H. Wood
1923-1923 B. A. Wannschaff W. H. Wood
1924-1924 W. H. Wood D. N. Towne
1925-1928 J. J. Bruckshaw D. N. Towne
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 - 800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 680
1902 Plain Back 4x5 801 - 8390
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 681 - 5848
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 10, 1913
  • Chartered Oct 3, 1913
  • Liquidated Nov 16, 1929
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Gardena Bank and Trust Company, Gardena, Cal.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1915) $206,356
High Bal (1923) $729,554
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1914) $12,500
High Bal (1921) $50,000
Total Out (1928) $50,000
# Large Notes 56,952
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 56,952
$ Large Size $460,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $460,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1914 $218,165.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $206,356.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $279,217.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $359,218.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $416,302.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $542,933.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $661,664.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $524,703.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $636,562.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $729,554.00 $48,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $706,085.00 $46,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $670,546.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $563,288.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $586,631.00 $48,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $578,748.00 $50,000.00

 

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