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Bank Info for NB Charter 3560 (1886 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Albert Lea, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1890 Daniel W. Dwyer Gilbert Gulbrandson
1891-1891 August Paulson A. C. Wedge
1892-1901 August Paulson Harry Jones
1902-1902 Curtis Bradbury Kellar Harry Jones
1903-1915 Alfred Christopherson Curtis Bradbury Kellar
1916-1916 Alfred Christopherson Simon Strauss
1917-1918 Clair Albian Chapman Alfred Christopherson
1919-1925 Chester Julius Leusman Alfred Christopherson
1926-1932 F. G. Reese Alfred Christopherson
1933-1935 W. A. Gray Alfred Christopherson
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 - 4025
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3938
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6500
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 6501 - 7000 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7001 - 17803
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2107
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 572

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 30, 1886
  • Chartered Sep 16, 1886
  • Succeeded City Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Minnesota South Central, N.A. in
  • Mankato, MN Aug 1, 1988
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded City Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $55,538
High Bal (1929) $2,706,042
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,250
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 111,064
# Small Notes 16,074
# Total Notes 127,138
$ Large Size $1,267,550
$ Small Size $195,060
$ Total Issued $1,462,610
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $55,537.61 $0.00
Oct-05-1887 $159,760.67 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $177,768.74 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $166,672.35 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $182,572.77 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $228,561.15 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $250,766.91 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $204,185.79 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $239,668.47 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $292,352.67 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $257,302.22 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $297,612.42 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $425,864.76 $18,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $371,730.28 $14,390.00
Sep-05-1900 $447,281.70 $49,990.00
Sep-30-1901 $483,261.23 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $832,836.01 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $804,437.87 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $718,455.39 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $809,810.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $976,418.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,077,880.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,071,615.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,018,214.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,083,003.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,006,150.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,052,187.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,093,584.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,024,923.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,065,978.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,091,151.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,222,479.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,376,441.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,601,031.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,793,076.00 $99,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,567,813.00 $98,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,627,483.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,829,634.00 $99,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,757,380.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,948,090.00 $99,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,158,218.00 $99,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,361,717.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,529,796.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,706,042.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,647,762.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,176,688.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,712,806.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,576,520.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,997,507.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,959,193.00 $0.00

 

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