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Bank Info for NB Charter 11461 (1919 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 1st title not used on notes: The Beverly Hills National Bank
Beverly Hills, CA
2 The First National Bank of (11/18/1919)
Beverly Hills, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1920-1923 Oscar Newton Beasley Kirk B. Johnson
1924-1924 C. R. Cotton Oscar Newton Beasley
1925-1925 * none * Oscar Newton Beasley
1926-1926 C. L. Hill Leo Martin Meeker
1927-1927 W. G. Walby Richard Lewis Hargreaves
1928-1929 J. R. Franklin Richard Lewis Hargreaves
1930-1931 D. N. Thompson, Jr. Richard Lewis Hargreaves
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
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 29619
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 32504
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 7, 1919
  • Chartered Sep 23, 1919
  • 2: Absorbed 12909 Aug 31, 1927 (Liberty National Bank, Beverly Hills, CA)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 12909
  • 2: Receivership Jun 7, 1932
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1920) $306,738
High Bal (1930) $9,235,882
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1926) $100,000
High Bal (1930) $400,000
Total Out (1931) $400,000
# Large Notes 118,476
# Small Notes 195,024
# Total Notes 313,500
$ Large Size $592,380
$ Small Size $975,120
$ Total Issued $1,567,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1920 $306,738.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $417,675.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $749,041.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,250,195.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,543,786.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,583,388.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,168,060.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,466,330.00 $191,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,564,854.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,369,416.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $9,235,882.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,416,842.00 $400,000.00

 

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