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Bank Info for NB Charter 12357 (1923 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank in
Two Harbors, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1923-1929 William George Peterson John Albert Barton
1929-1935 William George Peterson Andrew (Anders) Eskildsen Haugan
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 3764
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2865
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1590
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 906
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 226
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1360
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 959
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 215
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 11, 1923
  • Chartered Apr 17, 1923
  • Absorbed 11345 Jan 9, 1928 (First National Bank, Aurora, MN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank MN North of Duluth, MN Aug 1, 1988
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeded First State Bank of Two Harbors
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1923) $829,406
High Bal (1935) $975,260
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $47,400
High Bal (1923) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 26,516
# Small Notes 18,866
# Total Notes 45,382
$ Large Size $218,530
$ Small Size $149,870
$ Total Issued $368,400
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-14-1923 $829,406.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $893,528.00 $47,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $889,244.00 $49,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $960,455.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $966,200.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $952,370.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $910,989.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $915,654.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $933,034.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $872,824.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $893,152.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $936,622.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $975,260.00 $0.00

 

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