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Bank Info for NB Charter 1815 (1871 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elkader, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1881 Frank Hine Carter Henry Beach Carter
1882-1883 Ernest Victor Carter Henry Beach Carter
1883-1897 Henry Meyer William Larrabee
1898-1903 Arthur Jones Carpenter William Larrabee
1904-1922 Arthur Jones Carpenter Realto E. Price
1923-1923 * none * Realto E. Price
1924-1929 Hall Leroy Swenson Carl Custer Oehring
1930-1930 Hall Leroy Swenson Valmah Tupelo Price
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2700
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2725
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4040
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1632
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1380
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 180
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1150
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1151 - 2800
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 298
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 68
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 19, 1871
  • Chartered May 11, 1871
  • Liquidated Nov 12, 1931
  • Succeeded by Central State Bank & Trust Co. of
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $119,035
High Bal (1926) $1,070,610
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $11,248
High Bal (1872) $45,000
Total Out (1930) $22,500
# Large Notes 61,828
# Small Notes 2,196
# Total Notes 64,024
$ Large Size $399,440
$ Small Size $26,040
$ Total Issued $425,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $119,035.41 $42,550.00
Oct-03-1872 $129,358.44 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $135,734.16 $44,184.00
Oct-02-1874 $136,716.90 $44,811.00
Oct-01-1875 $136,607.40 $42,400.00
Oct-02-1876 $136,930.50 $44,100.00
Oct-01-1877 $143,230.39 $44,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $127,172.55 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $139,817.20 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $160,422.41 $44,100.00
Oct-01-1881 $185,234.17 $36,200.00
Oct-03-1882 $175,488.31 $30,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $167,553.02 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $138,634.88 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $165,211.98 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $143,814.71 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $152,608.40 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $168,127.99 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $179,163.47 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $166,734.08 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $199,158.86 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $239,640.05 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $179,018.78 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $157,819.58 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $129,435.17 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $125,794.97 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $125,339.91 $11,247.50
Sep-20-1898 $147,589.56 $11,247.50
Sep-07-1899 $179,196.78 $11,247.50
Sep-05-1900 $217,483.08 $22,497.50
Sep-30-1901 $252,590.73 $22,497.50
Sep-15-1902 $271,733.29 $22,497.50
Sep-09-1903 $235,063.54 $22,497.50
Sep-06-1904 $233,430.24 $22,497.50
Aug-25-1905 $275,471.00 $22,498.00
Sep-04-1906 $332,555.00 $22,498.00
Aug-22-1907 $433,077.00 $22,497.00
Sep-23-1908 $449,403.00 $22,497.00
Sep-01-1909 $469,879.00 $22,497.00
Sep-01-1910 $529,967.00 $22,497.00
Sep-01-1911 $533,279.00 $22,497.00
Sep-04-1912 $534,870.00 $22,498.00
Aug-09-1913 $578,333.00 $22,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $610,262.00 $22,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $618,044.00 $22,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $658,260.00 $22,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $690,157.00 $22,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $740,461.00 $22,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $822,647.00 $22,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $883,864.00 $22,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $901,248.00 $22,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $928,223.00 $22,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $910,290.00 $22,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $883,893.00 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $918,893.00 $22,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,070,610.00 $22,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,036,257.00 $22,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $941,755.00 $22,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $908,472.00 $22,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $945,853.00 $22,500.00

 

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