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Bank Info for NB Charter 11876 (1920 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wood River, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1921-1923 G. G. Guker Fred Crandall
1924-1935 G. G. Guker O. F. Nagel
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 4x5 1 - 23531
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 7238
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 17260
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 10, 1920
  • Chartered Nov 19, 1920
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1922) $329,231
High Bal (1935) $864,231
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1923) $47,500
High Bal (1924) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 94,124
# Small Notes 60,688
# Total Notes 154,812
$ Large Size $470,620
$ Small Size $303,440
$ Total Issued $774,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1921 $579,037.00 $49,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $329,231.00 $48,900.00
Sep-14-1923 $430,943.00 $47,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $508,843.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $559,283.00 $48,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $684,631.00 $48,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $723,875.00 $49,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $823,771.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $817,583.00 $48,440.00
Dec-31-1930 $701,477.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $738,534.00 $48,080.00
Dec-31-1932 $696,583.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $674,145.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $768,302.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $864,231.00 $0.00

 

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