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Bank Info for NB Charter 2491 (1880 - 1992)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Los Angeles, CA
2 Los Angeles-First National Trust & Savings Bank (9/1/1927)
Los Angeles, CA
3 Security-First National Bank of (3/30/1929)
Los Angeles, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1884 William Lacy Edward Falles Spence
1885-1891 John Mackay Elliott Edward Falles Spence
1892-1892 John Hyde Braly John Mackay Elliott
1893-1901 Frank Asbury Gibson John Mackay Elliott
1902-1915 W. T. S. Hammond John Mackay Elliott
1916-1919 W. T. S. Hammond Stoddard Jess
1920-1922 W. T. S. Hammond Henry M. Robinson
1923-1925 W. H. Lutz Henry M. Robinson
1926-1926 * none * Henry M. Robinson
1927-1927 Archibald Wilson Anderson Henry M. Robinson
1928-1928 L. W. Eley Henry M. Robinson
1929-1933 Herbert Hayes Smock Joseph Francis Sartori
1934-1935 W. W. Cottle George MacDonald Wallace
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: Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 8451
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21000
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 43200
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 89000
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 61300
1: 1882 Value Back 4x5 89001 - 139500
1: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 61301 - 91300
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 182408
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 39856
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 3343
3: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 81322
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 99284
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 42762
3: 1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 6816
3: 1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 2970
3: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 348682
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 268720
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 68850
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 31, 1880
  • Chartered Aug 16, 1880
  • 1: Absorbed 5993 by consolidation Oct 7, 1905 (Southwestern National Bank, Los Angeles, CA)
  • 1: Absorbed 2938 by consolidation Oct 21, 1905 (Los Angeles National Bank, Los Angeles, CA)
  • 3: Absorbed 11850 Jan 8, 1934 (First National Bank (No Issue), El Segundo, CA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank of America National Trust and Savings
  • Association in San Francisco, CA on Apr 22, 1992
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $960,581
High Bal (1930) $607,760,434
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $30,530
High Bal (1933) $12,025,000
Total Out (1934) $12,025,000
# Large Notes 2,116,232
# Small Notes 2,085,176
# Total Notes 4,201,408
$ Large Size $22,306,500
$ Small Size $23,162,550
$ Total Issued $45,469,050
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $960,581.12 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,440,008.08 $52,200.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,590,084.23 $86,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,385,710.89 $89,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,396,848.03 $78,600.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,037,489.06 $74,070.00
Oct-05-1887 $3,644,245.82 $43,080.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,669,616.97 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,411,584.96 $44,200.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,165,598.05 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,238,183.99 $44,900.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,264,008.55 $43,100.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,737,510.15 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,180,041.53 $30,900.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,426,811.92 $30,530.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,074,372.47 $44,300.00
Oct-05-1897 $2,631,114.93 $42,200.00
Sep-20-1898 $2,762,711.00 $39,650.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,092,053.02 $35,550.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,822,026.98 $232,900.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,214,606.71 $277,445.00
Sep-15-1902 $6,171,465.24 $273,095.00
Sep-09-1903 $7,356,783.62 $299,945.00
Sep-06-1904 $7,871,195.03 $390,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $9,671,903.00 $499,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $19,402,533.00 $1,248,940.00
Aug-22-1907 $18,202,676.00 $1,250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $16,944,689.00 $920,950.00
Sep-01-1909 $18,547,466.00 $615,197.00
Sep-01-1910 $18,262,528.00 $1,021,950.00
Sep-01-1911 $20,812,776.00 $728,450.00
Sep-04-1912 $22,687,858.00 $616,047.00
Aug-09-1913 $23,724,179.00 $1,078,498.00
Sep-12-1914 $25,401,401.00 $1,702,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $25,623,932.00 $961,198.00
Sep-12-1916 $32,019,519.00 $753,298.00
Sep-11-1917 $36,629,724.00 $1,153,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $48,811,601.00 $1,112,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $54,718,813.00 $1,046,497.00
Sep-12-1920 $63,144,559.00 $1,078,850.00
Sep-06-1921 $65,231,673.00 $1,211,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $77,247,713.00 $1,158,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $86,624,963.00 $1,774,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $97,249,701.00 $1,733,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $98,261,301.00 $1,751,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $105,684,143.00 $1,801,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $315,919,234.00 $1,783,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $349,575,787.00 $1,766,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $607,325,259.00 $3,485,860.00
Dec-31-1930 $607,760,434.00 $3,025,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $540,145,193.00 $2,025,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $519,069,650.00 $10,004,300.00
Dec-30-1933 $505,339,908.00 $12,025,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $575,419,069.00 $12,025,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $588,734,068.00 $0.00

 

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