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Bank Info for NB Charter 2886 (1883 - 1933)

National Currency Foundation, nbncensus.com

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Valley National Bank of
Des Moines, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1891 William Dennis Lucas John J. Town
1892-1892 Miles McInnes Crookshank John J. Town
1893-1898 Robert A. Crawford John J. Town
1899-1900 Robert A. Crawford Nicholas William Johnson
1901-1931 William Edwin Barrett Robert A. Crawford
1931-1931 Charles Thomas Cole, Jr. Robert A. Crawford
1932-1933 Charles Thomas Cole, Jr. John Henry Cownie
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3375
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 10539
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 8500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 7400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 17250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 13000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 17251 - 63862
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 13001 - 41944
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 4347
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2050
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 642
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 6, 1883
  • Chartered Feb 17, 1883
  • Succeeded Valley Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Absorbed March 11, 1933 by Valley Savings Bank of Des Moines
  • Valley NB was Liquidated later on Oct 12,1937 (OCC1938 p203)
  • See Bank Officer Detail web page for this bank for details.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Valley Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $578,136
High Bal (1927) $8,230,478
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $32,860
High Bal (1924) $500,000
Total Out (1932) $124,040
# Large Notes 542,480
# Small Notes 42,234
# Total Notes 584,714
$ Large Size $4,508,890
$ Small Size $330,450
$ Total Issued $4,839,340
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $578,135.90 $33,740.00
Sep-30-1884 $596,762.32 $33,740.00
Oct-01-1885 $696,676.35 $33,740.00
Oct-07-1886 $745,920.80 $33,740.00
Oct-05-1887 $736,910.65 $33,740.00
Oct-04-1888 $813,878.40 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $736,499.22 $32,860.00
Oct-02-1890 $974,662.39 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $889,857.21 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,282,534.50 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $891,197.01 $53,310.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,281,447.82 $88,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,113,401.84 $90,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,113,241.27 $103,530.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,389,104.26 $102,377.50
Sep-20-1898 $1,753,504.42 $148,097.50
Sep-07-1899 $2,069,589.89 $175,997.50
Sep-05-1900 $2,232,813.26 $149,997.50
Sep-30-1901 $2,383,759.15 $188,097.50
Sep-15-1902 $2,046,434.11 $198,927.50
Sep-09-1903 $1,997,716.03 $145,547.50
Sep-06-1904 $1,787,311.79 $199,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $1,992,566.00 $167,797.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,308,332.00 $180,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,278,433.00 $196,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,619,635.00 $295,350.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,582,243.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,472,464.00 $293,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,019,528.00 $299,998.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,396,198.00 $276,297.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,329,743.00 $259,698.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,274,239.00 $299,997.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,095,567.00 $293,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,447,809.00 $287,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,426,618.00 $295,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,179,041.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,713,484.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,237,836.00 $299,998.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,735,995.00 $296,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,889,314.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,684,828.00 $343,310.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,140,916.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,413,272.00 $301,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,162,629.00 $301,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,230,478.00 $301,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,358,051.00 $301,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,650,963.00 $301,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,933,302.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,320,751.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,853,077.00 $124,040.00

 

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