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Bank Info for NB Charter 12385 (1923 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 Pasadena National Bank
Pasadena, CA
2 Pasadena-First National Bank (12/1/1934)
Pasadena, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1924-1932 Samuel Lee Bierbauer William F. Knight
1934-1935 Samuel Lee Bierbauer W. T. Nolting
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
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 21947
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 11736
1: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 25524
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1292
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 14, 1923
  • Chartered May 29, 1923
  • 1: Conservatorship Mar 23, 1933
  • 1: Licensed Mar 31, 1934
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1924) $694,951
High Bal (1929) $4,421,060
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1927) $97,100
High Bal (1929) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 87,788
# Small Notes 97,232
# Total Notes 185,020
$ Large Size $438,940
$ Small Size $486,160
$ Total Issued $925,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-10-1924 $694,951.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,474,322.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,785,455.00 $98,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,159,514.00 $97,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,430,796.00 $97,600.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,421,060.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,994,209.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,553,932.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,325,143.00 $98,560.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,048,654.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,186,201.00 $0.00

 

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