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Bank Info for NB Charter 5582 (1900 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bemidji, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1904 Arthur Pearl White Charles Warren Hastings
1905-1906 Raymond Herman Schumaker Charles Warren Hastings
1907-1928 Raymond Herman Schumaker Frank Philo Sheldon
1929-1929 Harry Richards Henderson Frank Philo Sheldon
1930-1933 Harry Richards Henderson Andrew A. Warfield
1934-1935 Rudolph Herman Welle Andrew A. Warfield
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 3x10-20 1 - 1350
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1850
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1851 - 2998
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3326
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 924
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 256
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 432
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 160
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 8, 1900
  • Chartered Sep 22, 1900
  • Succeeded Bank of Bemidji
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First NB of Bemidji, MN (December 2022)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Bemidji
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $199,024
High Bal (1935) $1,290,344
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,500
High Bal (1919) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 30,696
# Small Notes 7,672
# Total Notes 38,368
$ Large Size $383,700
$ Small Size $93,680
$ Total Issued $477,380
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $199,023.63 $6,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $229,236.04 $6,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $262,599.08 $6,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $262,610.93 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $306,337.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $392,468.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $420,084.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $416,847.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $494,685.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $536,324.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $555,706.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $587,928.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $665,999.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $698,198.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $692,423.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $741,392.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $790,958.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $695,463.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $921,054.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $994,028.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $972,196.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,001,806.00 $49,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,129,235.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,176,545.00 $42,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,110,615.00 $24,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,127,978.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,106,418.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,111,144.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,093,001.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $983,329.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,009,486.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $864,020.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,157,860.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,177,586.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,290,344.00 $0.00

 

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