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Bank Info for NB Charter 5011 (1895 - 1940)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Forest City National Bank
Forest City, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1895-1902 Gilbert S. Gilbertson Charles Johan Thompson
1903-1903 Bert H. Thomas Charles Johan Thompson
1904-1904 Bert H. Thomas Gilbert S. Gilbertson
1905-1911 Charles Alfred Isaacs Gilbert S. Gilbertson
1912-1912 * none * Gilbert S. Gilbertson
1913-1914 Rozelle W. Stephenson Wallace Stanley Wadsworth
1915-1927 Herbert Raymond Cleophas Gilbert Nelson Haugen
1928-1932 Harlan Nelson Rye Gilbert Nelson Haugen
1933-1935 Harlan Nelson Rye Herbert Raymond Cleophas
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 - 2650
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3076
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 5938
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 954
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 298
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1158
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 294
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 12, 1895
  • Chartered Jul 22, 1895
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Liquidated May 29, 1940
  • Succeeded by Forest City Bank & Trust Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1895) $67,784
High Bal (1920) $894,563
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1895) $11,250
High Bal (1906) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 46,656
# Small Notes 8,964
# Total Notes 55,620
$ Large Size $583,200
$ Small Size $110,460
$ Total Issued $693,660
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-28-1895 $67,784.17 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $149,372.77 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $193,010.25 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $268,158.73 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $334,990.83 $18,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $347,430.90 $20,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $415,532.80 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $394,448.57 $20,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $401,486.92 $20,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $359,169.45 $20,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $350,048.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $389,850.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $437,486.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $491,894.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $514,906.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $516,446.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $552,611.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $522,482.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $422,667.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $467,082.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $451,223.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $529,055.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $651,246.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $683,714.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $492,737.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $894,563.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $717,950.00 $49,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $744,892.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $842,870.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $810,364.00 $49,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $782,572.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $634,070.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $692,580.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $597,860.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $613,009.00 $49,220.00
Dec-31-1930 $646,914.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $585,997.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $494,605.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $580,436.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $658,287.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $760,679.00 $0.00

 

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