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Bank Info for NB Charter 1880 (1871 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Tama City, IA
2 The First National Bank of (8/6/1891)
Tama, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1879 George Henry Warren Benjamin A. Hall
1880-1890 Arthur Parley Starr James L. Bracken
1891-1914 Thomas L. Williamson James L. Bracken
1915-1915 * none * James L. Bracken
1916-1922 Thompson James Bracken James L. Bracken
1923-1925 Chalmers Winders Thompson James Bracken
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 3x1-2 1 - 2700
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 2575
1: Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1280
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4818
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4000
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2260
2: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1044
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 850
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2140
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2141 - 6553
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 5, 1871
  • Chartered Sep 19, 1871
  • 2: Receivership Jan 18, 1926
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $111,488
High Bal (1920) $1,306,935
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $11,250
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1925) $49,998
# Large Notes 104,320
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 104,320
$ Large Size $751,790
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $751,790
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $162,923.66 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $161,544.95 $44,530.00
Oct-02-1874 $169,971.84 $44,865.00
Oct-01-1875 $156,266.43 $44,980.00
Oct-02-1876 $136,208.10 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $135,179.44 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $121,042.70 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $111,488.41 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $120,376.24 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $149,530.26 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $176,904.43 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $190,375.10 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $157,540.95 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $135,107.09 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $139,909.03 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $147,858.22 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $173,972.46 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $228,059.77 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $230,150.38 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $265,899.77 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $308,159.08 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $278,138.89 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $280,688.45 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $286,367.45 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $268,461.35 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $268,910.04 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $302,413.45 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $346,793.43 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $429,551.77 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $508,588.91 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $580,524.21 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $566,638.86 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $559,567.39 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $537,360.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $530,912.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $513,255.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $505,337.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $515,572.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $561,818.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $531,259.00 $49,997.00
Sep-04-1912 $564,512.00 $49,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $643,826.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $666,203.00 $49,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $654,104.00 $49,397.00
Sep-12-1916 $676,428.00 $48,798.00
Sep-11-1917 $727,328.00 $49,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $922,482.00 $49,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,121,590.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,306,935.00 $48,998.00
Sep-06-1921 $928,379.00 $49,098.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,101,189.00 $49,998.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,101,733.00 $48,898.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,079,674.00 $49,697.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,111,131.00 $49,998.00

 

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