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Bank Info for NB Charter 13116 (1927 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 Western National Bank of
Duluth, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1927-1935 D. C. Wakeman Alfred Hoel
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
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4427
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3614
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1078
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1385
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 651
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 19, 1927
  • Chartered Sep 6, 1927
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as Western NB, Duluth, MN (Sep 2023)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Western State Bank of Duluth and Home State Bank of Duluth, Minnesota
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1927) $826,999
High Bal (1930) $1,107,841
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1928) $100,000
High Bal (1929) $150,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 17,708
# Small Notes 30,188
# Total Notes 47,896
$ Large Size $221,350
$ Small Size $373,070
$ Total Issued $594,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-10-1927 $826,999.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $976,924.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,062,129.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,107,841.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,016,781.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $907,536.00 $149,340.00
Dec-30-1933 $874,097.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $944,831.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $930,159.00 $0.00

 

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