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Bank Info for NB Charter 12328 (1923 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bellflower, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1923-1928 Ralph Verden Bashore F. E. Woodruff
1929-1932 H. Metcalf F. E. Woodruff
1933-1935 H. Metcalf L. R. Peck
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 - 3452
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1222
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4598
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 6, 1923
  • Chartered Feb 26, 1923
  • Absorbed 12754 Nov 29, 1932 (Commercial National Bank, Bellflower, CA)
  • Assumed circulation of 12754
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1923) $215,548
High Bal (1935) $656,909
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $9,500
High Bal (1932) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $24,700
# Large Notes 13,808
# Small Notes 11,930
# Total Notes 25,738
$ Large Size $69,040
$ Small Size $59,650
$ Total Issued $128,690
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-14-1923 $215,548.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $257,493.00 $9,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $294,099.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $356,241.00 $9,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $413,329.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $477,272.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $449,156.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $447,218.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $389,194.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $507,202.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $438,983.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $579,609.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1935 $656,909.00 $0.00

 

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