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Bank Info for NB Charter 11905 (1921 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Bessemer, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1921-1924 Gilbert Beebe Hollingsworth William Wright Hollingsworth
1925-1925 * none * William Wright Hollingsworth
1926-1929 William David Maxwell William Wright Hollingsworth
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 - 10655
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6821
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2507
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1149
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 373
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 6, 1920
  • Chartered Jan 3, 1921
  • Receivership Jan 12, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1922) $588,827
High Bal (1926) $1,204,795
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $91,906
High Bal (1926) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 69,904
# Small Notes 24,174
# Total Notes 94,078
$ Large Size $554,150
$ Small Size $188,910
$ Total Issued $743,060
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1921 $780,109.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $588,827.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $874,082.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $981,634.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,046,390.00 $94,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,204,795.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,119,789.00 $91,906.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,116,324.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,198,424.00 $100,000.00

 

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