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Bank Info for NB Charter 3237 (1884 - 1938)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Rapid City, SD
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1897 James Halley Richard Conover Lake
1898-1907 Herbert Weston Somers James Halley
1908-1920 A. K. Thomas James Halley
1921-1928 A. K. Thomas Albert Smith Halley
1929-1930 Noel W. Klar Albert Smith Halley
1931-1935 Noel W. Klar Walter Herbert Johnson
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 - 1462 Territory
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1463 - 3617
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 275
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1770
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2701 - 12220
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1162
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 296
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1021
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 170
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 1, 1884
  • Chartered Aug 18, 1884
  • Succeeded Lake and Halley
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Liquidated Oct 5, 1938
  • Absorbed by First NB of the Black Hills, Rapid City, SD
  • (First NB/Black Hills is on NWBanco member list-1940-Popple)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lake & Halley
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $120,576
High Bal (1935) $2,915,595
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $9,240
High Bal (1919) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 71,528
# Small Notes 9,939
# Total Notes 81,467
$ Large Size $785,590
$ Small Size $118,850
$ Total Issued $904,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $120,575.98 $9,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $179,828.05 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $241,266.68 $11,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $243,880.66 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $267,303.92 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $334,010.78 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $404,069.34 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $359,342.81 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $403,793.73 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $275,516.16 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $267,172.23 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $304,334.16 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $313,027.69 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $435,962.56 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $367,470.80 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $432,881.83 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $576,217.92 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $458,288.16 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $557,474.59 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $451,144.36 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $521,575.53 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $654,480.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $861,178.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $994,212.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,087,845.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,220,803.00 $32,200.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,279,297.00 $46,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,343,030.00 $48,700.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,222,306.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,172,225.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,203,705.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,152,030.00 $48,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,257,075.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,520,125.00 $49,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,683,526.00 $98,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,028,527.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,112,994.00 $97,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,683,758.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,689,819.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,976,100.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,094,238.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,778,767.00 $48,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,950,343.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,285,024.00 $46,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,622,407.00 $49,650.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,388,445.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,266,132.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,152,173.00 $49,820.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,642,778.00 $49,640.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,748,131.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,387,177.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,915,595.00 $0.00

 

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