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Bank Info for NB Charter 12536 (1924 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank in
Miles City, MT
2 The First National Bank in [1929]
Miles City, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1924-1928 H. H. Bright George Melville Miles
1929-1934 J. C. Laughlin H. H. Bright
1935-1935 J. C. Laughlin L. A. Jacobsen
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 3x10-20 1 - 538
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 13256
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 4015
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 26, 1924
  • Chartered May 13, 1924
  • 2: Succeeded 2752 (First National Bank, Miles City, MT)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 2752
  • 2: Absorbed 11493 Feb 26, 1934 (First National Bank (No Issue), Jordan, MT)
  • 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 (1935) $1,970,149
High Bal (1928) $3,135,444
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $50,000
High Bal (1933) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 2,152
# Small Notes 17,271
# Total Notes 19,423
$ Large Size $26,900
$ Small Size $212,860
$ Total Issued $239,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-10-1924 $2,370,438.00 $144,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,302,577.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,372,275.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,552,052.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,135,444.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,128,701.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,816,871.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,425,517.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,087,998.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,240,064.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,021,801.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,970,149.00 $0.00

 

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