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Bank Info for NB Charter 12578 (1924 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ketchikan, AK
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1925-1928 William August Dietrick Pries Edward Anton Rasmuson
1929-1933 William August Dietrick Pries Jorgen Emil Berg
1934-1935 H. F. Sprague John Koel
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
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2302
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1274
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 330
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4910
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1801
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 600
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 12578)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 9, 1924
  • Chartered Sep 15, 1924
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First Bank (September 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1925) $291,294
High Bal (1935) $1,014,625
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1929) $49,980
High Bal (1932) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $75,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 30,747
# Total Notes 30,747
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $239,660
$ Total Issued $239,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1925 $291,294.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $448,300.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $724,601.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $720,078.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $900,164.00 $49,980.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,000,361.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $869,158.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $782,113.00 $75,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $760,086.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,003,929.00 $75,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,014,625.00 $0.00

 

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