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Bank Info for NB Charter 1741 (1870 - 1986)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Gold Bank of
San Francisco, CA
2 The First National Bank of (2/25/1884)
San Francisco, CA
3 Crocker First National Bank of (12/31/1925)
San Francisco, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1874 Nathan Keyes Masten COL George Frederick Hooper
1875-1875 Ralph C. Woolworth COL George Frederick Hooper
1876-1877 Geo. W. Rodman Ralph C. Woolworth
1878-1882 Edwin D. Morgan Ralph C. Woolworth
1883-1887 Edwin D. Morgan Daniel Callaghan
1888-1893 Edwin D. Morgan Samuel Greene Murphy
1894-1904 James K. Lynch Samuel Greene Murphy
1905-1905 James Kennedy Moffitt Samuel Greene Murphy
1906-1912 James Kennedy Moffitt Rudolph Spreckels
1913-1913 John H. Skinner Rudolph Spreckels
1914-1921 James Kennedy Moffitt Rudolph Spreckels
1922-1922 Ettore Avenali Rudolph Spreckels
1923-1925 Ettore Avenali John Albert Hooper Jr.
1926-1935 Frank Gloucester Willis William Henry Crocker
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: Original Series 4x5 1 - 8250 Gold
1: Original Series 4x10 1 - 4501 Gold
1: Original Series 4x20 1 - 2812 Gold
1: Original Series 50-100 1 - 2000 Gold
1: Original Series 500 1 - 300 Gold
1: Series 1875 4x20 1 - 900 Gold
1: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 620 Gold
2: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 250
2: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 4599
2: Series 1875 50-100 1 - 4339
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 105150
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 78940
2: 1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1214
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 17727
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12964
2: 1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 234
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 146500
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 111400
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 146501 - 181467
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 111401 - 135365
3: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 241639
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 159064
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 7239
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 140280
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 78366
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 27668
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 5358
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 1656
3: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 241816
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 126393
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 31450
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 20, 1870
  • Chartered Nov 30, 1870
  • 3: Assumed 3555 by consolidation Dec 31, 1925 (Crocker-Woolworth NB/Crocker NB, San Francisco, CA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Acquired by Wells Fargo Bank,NA San Francisco,CA May 30,1986
  • Wells Fargo merged into Norwest Jun 1998. Name=Wells Fargo
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $1,517,257
High Bal (1935) $141,229,150
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $45,000
High Bal (1927) $6,000,000
Total Out (1934) $6,000,000
# Large Notes 3,860,582
# Small Notes 1,919,627
# Total Notes 5,780,209
$ Large Size $34,334,060
$ Small Size $17,933,530
$ Total Issued $52,267,590
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $1,517,256.54 $277,060.00
Oct-03-1872 $2,632,512.33 $609,425.00
Sep-12-1873 $2,799,102.52 $639,645.00
Oct-02-1874 $4,299,044.97 $638,685.00
Oct-01-1875 $3,835,464.96 $605,575.00
Oct-02-1876 $3,817,736.30 $630,710.00
Oct-01-1877 $3,848,219.40 $613,585.00
Oct-01-1878 $4,024,182.26 $629,205.00
Oct-02-1879 $4,021,977.39 $637,375.00
Oct-01-1880 $3,995,969.46 $627,670.00
Oct-01-1881 $4,577,602.92 $333,805.00
Oct-03-1882 $4,813,307.88 $258,610.00
Oct-02-1883 $4,101,582.75 $461,405.00
Sep-30-1884 $3,495,804.92 $478,875.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,728,883.70 $539,200.00
Oct-07-1886 $4,172,888.48 $498,560.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,460,988.77 $570,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,826,514.23 $487,050.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,804,753.85 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,195,795.01 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $5,749,944.71 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,575,955.13 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $4,855,511.38 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $5,954,842.79 $0.00
Sep-28-1895 $6,796,587.72 $0.00
Oct-06-1896 $7,126,396.56 $0.00
Oct-05-1897 $8,032,143.70 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $8,435,049.62 $0.00
Sep-07-1899 $10,026,617.38 $0.00
Sep-05-1900 $10,844,055.03 $1,000,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $12,417,938.06 $1,000,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $12,516,619.39 $1,000,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $12,421,166.59 $1,000,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $11,611,976.08 $1,500,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $13,908,226.00 $1,498,900.00
Sep-04-1906 $17,339,925.00 $1,500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $17,718,517.00 $1,463,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $17,199,586.00 $1,909,700.00
Sep-01-1909 $20,027,935.00 $1,974,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $18,373,644.00 $1,812,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $18,989,349.00 $1,822,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $22,414,097.00 $2,000,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $21,218,078.00 $1,985,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $20,935,143.00 $1,276,815.00
Sep-02-1915 $23,963,675.00 $973,548.00
Sep-12-1916 $30,550,866.00 $936,810.00
Sep-11-1917 $31,745,187.00 $969,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $33,664,359.00 $981,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $43,194,600.00 $967,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $38,485,790.00 $982,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $30,668,111.00 $986,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $34,323,221.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $32,632,957.00 $1,000,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $35,085,070.00 $983,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $33,084,003.00 $984,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $86,887,365.00 $2,951,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $85,012,513.00 $6,000,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $90,148,549.00 $6,000,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $88,276,188.00 $6,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $94,791,870.00 $5,892,300.00
Dec-31-1931 $87,474,759.00 $5,941,080.00
Dec-31-1932 $82,817,147.00 $6,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $79,200,950.00 $5,999,820.00
Dec-31-1934 $140,643,086.00 $6,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $141,229,150.00 $0.00

 

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