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Bank Info for NB Charter 12557 (1924 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 1st title not used on notes: Portland National Bank
Portland, OR
2 The American National Bank of (2/28/1929)
Portland, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1924-1927 J. A. Davis William Benjamin Haines
1928-1928 Milne R. Jamieson C. Hall
1929-1929 Milne R. Jamieson Alva Hart Averill
1930-1930 Vance Oren Steenrod Alva Hart Averill
1931-1932 Vance Oren Steenrod George Spencer Hinsdale
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
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 15622
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8812
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2195
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 12557)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 21, 1924
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1924
  • 1: Assumed The American Exchange Bank, Portland by consolidation Feb 28, 1929 with title change
  • 2: Absorbed 12613 Jul 1, 1931 (Brotherhood Co-Operative NB, Portland, OR)
  • 2: Liquidated Jul 31, 1934
  • 2: Absorbed by 1553 (First National Bank, Portland, OR)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Broadway Bank of Portland
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1924) $1,896,060
High Bal (1931) $8,623,278
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1930) $395,140
High Bal (1932) $400,000
Total Out (1932) $400,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 159,774
# Total Notes 159,774
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $1,260,780
$ Total Issued $1,260,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-10-1924 $1,896,060.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,287,731.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,799,708.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,045,474.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,077,414.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,008,469.00 $399,990.00
Dec-31-1930 $7,127,689.00 $395,140.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,623,278.00 $395,800.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,779,545.00 $400,000.00

 

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