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Bank Info for NB Charter 2865 (1883 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Baker City, OR
2 The First National Bank of (1/24/1923)
Baker, OR
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1883 Rollin J. Reeves Levi Schmidt Ankeny
1884-1893 James H. Parker Levi Schmidt Ankeny
1894-1911 John Thornton Donnelly Levi Schmidt Ankeny
1912-1912 John Thornton Donnelly William Pollman
1913-1918 Thomas George Montgomery William Pollman
1919-1919 Paul Ernest Pollman William Pollman
1920-1929 Oliver Hazard Perry McCord William Pollman
1930-1931 Oliver Hazard Perry McCord John Schmitz
1932-1933 J. Rogers John Schmitz
1934-1935 J. Rogers John Wesley Stuchell
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: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3525
1: 1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 933
1: 1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 600
1: 1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 2750
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 256
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4650
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2712
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 12840
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5256
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 9, 1883
  • Chartered Jan 25, 1883
  • 2: Absorbed 6768 May 2, 1932 (Citizens National Bank, Baker City, OR)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $132,859
High Bal (1923) $3,248,291
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1900) $4,990
High Bal (1913) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 29,190
# Small Notes 62,268
# Total Notes 91,458
$ Large Size $1,157,700
$ Small Size $418,980
$ Total Issued $1,576,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $132,858.92 $20,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $175,050.98 $11,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $231,846.15 $11,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $221,882.26 $29,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $300,928.49 $18,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $414,966.59 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $431,448.02 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $475,272.07 $18,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $414,075.81 $18,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $449,694.31 $18,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $399,447.66 $18,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $410,914.32 $18,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $460,972.15 $18,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $504,748.65 $18,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $745,319.96 $15,950.00
Sep-20-1898 $730,346.70 $11,150.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,206,302.84 $7,890.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,072,594.63 $4,990.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,093,196.09 $64,950.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,341,998.54 $49,750.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,483,650.77 $37,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,429,968.52 $53,350.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,555,586.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,546,986.00 $70,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,697,183.00 $70,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,637,220.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,559,147.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,700,038.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,393,096.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,346,913.00 $70,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,552,249.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,698,860.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,807,170.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,325,389.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,624,717.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,595,872.00 $198,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,024,798.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,630,662.00 $198,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,220,509.00 $197,750.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,851,698.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,248,291.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,114,927.00 $200,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,872,061.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,659,386.00 $48,750.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,733,633.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,872,453.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,684,732.00 $49,990.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,542,408.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,309,827.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,828,996.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,692,040.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,905,619.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,207,727.00 $0.00

 

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