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Bank Info for NB Charter 3321 (1885 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fresno, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1885 L. A. Blasingame John Hyde Braly
1886-1886 W. K. James John Hyde Braly
1887-1892 E. F. Oatman Oscar James Woodward
1893-1914 E. A. Walrond Oscar James Woodward
1915-1921 Roy Pulliam Oscar James Woodward
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 3x10-20 1 - 2564
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5500
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1483
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 24500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11000
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2200
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 500
1902 Plain Back 4x5 24501 - 42109
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11001 - 21073
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 22, 1885
  • Chartered Mar 16, 1885
  • Liquidated Oct 24, 1921
  • Absorbed by Bank of Italy, San Francisco
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Fresno County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $253,492
High Bal (1920) $10,765,454
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $9,400
High Bal (1914) $350,000
Total Out (1920) $344,600
# Large Notes 294,350
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 294,350
$ Large Size $2,811,480
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,811,480
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $253,492.14 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $449,513.74 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $682,702.47 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $571,637.65 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $640,510.82 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $744,758.02 $20,100.00
Sep-25-1891 $665,733.14 $21,680.00
Sep-30-1892 $746,249.83 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $645,608.03 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $624,589.04 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $780,805.90 $19,550.00
Oct-06-1896 $778,239.43 $14,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $986,857.73 $9,400.00
Sep-20-1898 $940,168.20 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,246,627.42 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,431,992.42 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,730,841.71 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,818,986.79 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,153,040.88 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,198,306.93 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,193,686.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,855,381.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,158,854.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,071,802.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,056,536.00 $242,050.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,768,082.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,462,937.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,903,448.00 $337,650.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,074,218.00 $349,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,137,990.00 $350,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,816,025.00 $337,800.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,140,048.00 $335,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,752,567.00 $350,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,755,410.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $9,037,832.00 $350,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $10,765,454.00 $344,600.00

 

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