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Bank Info for NB Charter 2780 (1882 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Wahoo, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1885 Peter Anderson Henry Anderson
1886-1886 Peter Anderson Andreas "Andrew" Olsen Blakestad
1887-1894 Peter Anderson Charles Perky
1895-1905 Frederick R. Clark Charles Perky
1906-1919 Oscar Hanson Charles Perky
1920-1926 Ernest Hanson Oscar Hanson
1927-1931 Ernest Hanson Edward William Lehmkuhl
1932-1935 Ernest Hanson Emil Edwin Placek
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5061
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 318
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4701 - 13765
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1698
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 442
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1604
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 334
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 21, 1882
  • Chartered Sep 23, 1882
  • Succeeded Henry Anderson
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed Bank Name to FirstBank of Nebraska Dec 19, 2013
  • Still in business as FirstBank of Nebraska (April 2025)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $139,096
High Bal (1930) $1,407,639
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $11,250
High Bal (1912) $80,000
Total Out (1934) $80,000
# Large Notes 83,776
# Small Notes 14,778
# Total Notes 98,554
$ Large Size $895,370
$ Small Size $177,640
$ Total Issued $1,073,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $139,096.14 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $174,356.74 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $164,161.20 $18,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $182,232.26 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $190,052.77 $13,490.00
Oct-05-1887 $239,476.83 $13,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $271,117.06 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $297,220.79 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $323,982.55 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $357,157.51 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $389,914.41 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $304,672.74 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $289,676.33 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $238,867.26 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $208,935.39 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $220,150.04 $18,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $258,018.26 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $276,843.40 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $346,395.56 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $395,793.24 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $461,586.04 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $510,073.87 $35,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $513,307.62 $35,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $587,476.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $575,485.00 $35,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $540,646.00 $35,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $584,660.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $607,889.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $558,402.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $627,513.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $741,787.00 $80,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $678,879.00 $80,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $689,974.00 $80,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $732,618.00 $80,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $873,629.00 $78,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,179,516.00 $80,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,208,953.00 $78,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,073,144.00 $80,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,087,577.00 $79,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,057,966.00 $78,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,157,403.00 $80,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,254,032.00 $80,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,218,234.00 $78,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,248,863.00 $78,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,144,476.00 $80,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,185,396.00 $78,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,288,867.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,395,385.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,407,639.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,144,169.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $954,326.00 $80,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,133,394.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,382,822.00 $80,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,339,642.00 $0.00

 

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