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Bank Info for NB Charter 5654 (1900 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fullerton, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1903 T. B. Van Alstyne B. G. Balcom
1904-1913 E. E. Balcom B. G. Balcom
1914-1916 E. E. Balcom J. E. Jones
1917-1917 Waldo O'Kelly E. E. Balcom
1918-1918 H. L. Ustick Fredrick C. Krause
1919-1924 Howard Arthur Krause Fredrick C. Krause
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 - 3800
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3840
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3841 - 5990
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4641
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 26, 1900
  • Chartered Dec 26, 1900
  • Opened for business Jan 7, 1901
  • Liquidated Nov 1, 1924
  • Absorbed by Bank of America of California, Los Angeles
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Fruit Growers Bank written top of page
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Fruit Growers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $271,452
High Bal (1923) $1,747,009
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $22,000
High Bal (1923) $100,000
Total Out (1924) $100,000
# Large Notes 57,724
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 57,724
$ Large Size $721,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $721,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $273,045.99 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $281,964.28 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $283,535.05 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $271,452.35 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $323,764.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $336,773.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $355,590.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $323,401.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $350,396.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $386,513.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $499,340.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $498,386.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $596,059.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $530,029.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $510,311.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $652,820.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $613,909.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $823,411.00 $48,900.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,142,755.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,617,925.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,369,154.00 $22,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,559,571.00 $49,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,747,009.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,636,802.00 $100,000.00

 

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