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Bank Info for NB Charter 5087 (1897 - 2004)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fargo National Bank
Fargo, ND
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1897-1903 W. C. MacFadden Martin Solan Hector
1904-1927 George E. Nichols Martin Solan Hector
1928-1935 Frederick Martin Hector Martin Solan Hector
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 - 2675
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1460
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3075
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2160
1882 Value Back 4x5 3076 - 3855
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2161 - 2605
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 5897
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3765
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1274
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 722
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 286
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1470
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 793
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 204
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 19, 1897
  • Chartered Sep 8, 1897
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Bank of the West in San Francisco, CA Dec 3,2004
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1897) $107,500
High Bal (1935) $2,143,265
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $11,690
High Bal (1909) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $49,998
# Large Notes 81,028
# Small Notes 16,159
# Total Notes 97,187
$ Large Size $640,040
$ Small Size $135,220
$ Total Issued $775,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1897 $107,500.28 $0.00
Sep-20-1898 $220,484.13 $11,690.00
Sep-07-1899 $246,120.86 $11,700.00
Sep-05-1900 $211,926.00 $15,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $241,300.90 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $256,599.04 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $261,631.42 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $300,020.05 $14,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $285,055.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $338,377.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $398,872.00 $49,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $431,567.00 $48,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $430,327.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $367,085.00 $49,997.00
Sep-01-1911 $306,196.00 $49,147.00
Sep-04-1912 $328,847.00 $48,297.00
Aug-09-1913 $377,376.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1914 $341,098.00 $49,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $390,437.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $400,363.00 $49,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $470,900.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $504,434.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $738,458.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $697,267.00 $48,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $628,006.00 $49,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $583,682.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $644,106.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $810,958.00 $48,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $930,208.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $938,461.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,002,218.00 $49,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,007,011.00 $49,050.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,013,944.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $990,992.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,010,505.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1932 $908,015.00 $49,997.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,112,755.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,499,386.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,143,265.00 $0.00

 

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