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Bank Info for NB Charter 11701 (1920 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Downey, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1920-1929 C. S. Wilson Arthur L. Darby
1930-1930 G. C. Reimer Arthur L. Darby
1931-1931 W. B. Nash G. C. Reimer
1932-1932 * none * G. C. Reimer
1933-1935 C. E. Walker W. W. Bramlette
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 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2886
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 676
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 172
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1148
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 384
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 12, 1920
  • Chartered May 4, 1920
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1933) $133,976
High Bal (1927) $572,076
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1929) $23,620
High Bal (1923) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 11,544
# Small Notes 6,620
# Total Notes 18,164
$ Large Size $144,300
$ Small Size $80,360
$ Total Issued $224,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-12-1920 $161,562.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $286,967.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $341,169.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $438,483.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $491,991.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $563,538.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $525,757.00 $24,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $572,076.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $525,290.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $478,408.00 $23,620.00
Dec-31-1930 $339,534.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $292,195.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $152,438.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $133,976.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $189,782.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $187,379.00 $0.00

 

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