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Bank Info for NB Charter 2583 (1881 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Des Moines National Bank
Des Moines, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1886 William Eugene Hazen John Wyman
1887-1887 Richard T. Wellslager John Wyman
1888-1892 Virgil F. Newell Richard T. Wellslager
1893-1893 George McClelland Reynolds Richard T. Wellslager
1894-1894 George McClelland Reynolds William Wallace Lyons
1895-1897 Arthur Reynolds, Sr. George McClelland Reynolds
1898-1900 * none * Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1901-1908 Albert J. Zwart Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1909-1916 Cyrus A. Barr Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1917-1919 John Henry Hogan Arthur Reynolds, Sr.
1920-1920 John Henry Hogan John Alexis Cavanagh
1921-1921 Herbert Lorenzo Horton John Alexis Cavanagh
1922-1922 Andrew James Huglin John Alexis Cavanagh
1923-1923 Andrew James Huglin Harold Rivers Howell
1924-1924 Andrew James Huglin John Henry Hogan
1925-1925 Herbert Lorenzo Horton John Henry Hogan
1926-1928 George Dewey Thompson Louis Clarence Kurtz
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
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 17381
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 596
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6000
1882 Brown Back 4x10 1 - 3000
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2000
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 21750
1882 Date Back 4x10 1 - 52745
1882 Value Back 4x5 21751 - 71248
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 18045
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 16664
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 1, 1881
  • Chartered Nov 4, 1881
  • Assumed Polk County Savings Bank 1897
  • Closed Sep 20, 1929
  • Consolidated with 2307 Sep 20, 1929 (Iowa NB/Iowa-Des Moines NB, Des Moines, IA)
  • Circulation assumed by 2307 (Iowa NB/Iowa-Des Moines NB, Des Moines, IA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $713,775
High Bal (1920) $23,108,194
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $44,120
High Bal (1920) $1,000,000
Total Out (1922) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 745,524
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 745,524
$ Large Size $5,705,880
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $5,705,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $713,775.23 $112,500.00
Oct-02-1883 $762,642.67 $112,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $756,716.66 $112,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $856,413.79 $112,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $847,779.25 $112,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $759,698.13 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $813,230.34 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $883,941.47 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,174,743.88 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,021,401.04 $44,120.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,257,332.79 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,021,197.94 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,188,593.28 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,114,800.08 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,135,169.46 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,680,979.62 $44,360.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,873,714.32 $44,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,880,813.09 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,387,972.28 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,630,127.58 $90,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,855,337.88 $90,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,789,751.24 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,816,319.70 $80,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,290,188.00 $125,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,005,860.00 $123,800.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,555,713.00 $123,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,609,684.00 $266,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $5,457,092.00 $272,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,304,757.00 $275,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $6,233,045.00 $275,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $7,391,737.00 $275,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,847,701.00 $320,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,544,423.00 $320,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,068,447.00 $320,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $8,883,773.00 $320,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,094,839.00 $320,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,172,182.00 $320,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $15,423,349.00 $720,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $23,108,194.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,092,944.00 $950,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $15,898,135.00 $1,000,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $17,138,693.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,720,926.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $16,635,234.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $15,721,511.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $15,669,006.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $16,806,312.00 $0.00

 

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