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Bank Info for NB Charter 3525 (1886 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Great Falls, MT
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1887 Louis Graham Phelps Charles Arthur Broadwater
1888-1888 Louis Graham Phelps Timothy E. Collins
1889-1893 A. E. Dickerman Timothy E. Collins
1894-1894 Gold T. Curtis Albert M. Scott
1895-1901 H. H. Matteson Gold T. Curtis
1902-1904 John G. Morony J. D. Ryan
1905-1905 John G. Morony John D. Ryan
1906-1909 William M. Thornton John G. Morony
1910-1912 Mark Skinner John G. Morony
1913-1914 W. A. Brown John G. Morony
1915-1921 W. A. Brown Sam Stephenson
1922-1931 I. B. Armstrong Sam Stephenson
1932-1932 N. A. "Ned" Telyea Sam Stephenson
1933-1933 I. B. Armstrong Sam Stephenson
1934-1935 I. B. Armstrong W. H. Hoover
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 - 1875 Territory
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1876 - 7295
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8219
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 10500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 10501 - 28860
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3684
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 984
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5598
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1229
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 19, 1886
  • Chartered Jul 1, 1886
  • Suspended Jul 23, 1893
  • Receivership Aug 5, 1893
  • Restored to solvency Mar 26, 1894
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $92,168
High Bal (1928) $15,108,349
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,240
High Bal (1904) $155,000
Total Out (1934) $155,000
# Large Notes 191,496
# Small Notes 34,835
# Total Notes 226,331
$ Large Size $2,174,850
$ Small Size $419,680
$ Total Issued $2,594,530
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $92,168.09 $11,240.00
Oct-05-1887 $212,992.85 $14,990.00
Oct-04-1888 $440,048.34 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $535,883.50 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,032,599.90 $43,520.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,132,064.59 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,190,111.78 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $717,543.23 $44,960.00
Sep-28-1895 $883,121.18 $44,200.00
Oct-06-1896 $822,418.12 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,040,459.48 $42,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,185,882.97 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,444,018.16 $67,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,503,041.62 $75,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,320,174.19 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,578,018.96 $151,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,664,045.07 $151,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,641,885.54 $155,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,684,832.00 $155,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,842,960.00 $155,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,770,377.00 $155,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,770,512.00 $151,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,295,799.00 $155,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,558,434.00 $150,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,654,802.00 $152,400.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,811,947.00 $148,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,214,833.00 $145,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,163,333.00 $148,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,175,582.00 $135,300.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,043,372.00 $130,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,020,744.00 $149,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,729,352.00 $149,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,641,356.00 $155,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,481,590.00 $153,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,053,959.00 $152,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,807,035.00 $153,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,498,032.00 $154,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,595,015.00 $149,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $9,692,729.00 $153,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $11,328,276.00 $153,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $13,406,861.00 $153,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $15,108,349.00 $153,550.00
Dec-31-1929 $13,304,976.00 $155,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $12,534,975.00 $155,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $10,439,243.00 $155,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $8,136,676.00 $153,620.00
Dec-30-1933 $7,948,826.00 $153,700.00
Dec-31-1934 $9,669,896.00 $155,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $10,689,922.00 $0.00

 

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