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Bank Info for NB Charter 6044 (1901 - 1919)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bakersfield, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1909 E. D. Buss William S. Tevis
1910-1910 E. D. Elliott William S. Tevis
1911-1912 W. E. Benz William S. Tevis
1913-1918 W. E. Benz Clinton E. Worden
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 - 2310
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1816
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 60
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 8750
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6000
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 100
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 192
1882 Value Back 4x5 8751 - 13180
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 6001 - 7762
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 5, 1901
  • Chartered Dec 11, 1901
  • Opened for business Aug 25, 1902
  • Closed May 15, 1919
  • Consolidated with 11327 May 15, 1919 (First National Bank, Bakersfield, CA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $227,044
High Bal (1913) $2,083,720
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $4,420
High Bal (1913) $150,000
Total Out (1918) $150,000
# Large Notes 101,360
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 101,360
$ Large Size $860,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $860,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $227,044.48 $4,420.00
Sep-09-1903 $441,056.08 $23,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $475,076.67 $24,600.00
Aug-25-1905 $497,008.00 $24,960.00
Sep-04-1906 $576,819.00 $48,700.00
Aug-22-1907 $607,082.00 $48,165.00
Sep-23-1908 $702,068.00 $46,160.00
Sep-01-1909 $899,894.00 $47,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,387,811.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,734,040.00 $49,100.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,919,696.00 $144,750.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,083,720.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,813,796.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,523,419.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,644,929.00 $150,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,067,317.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,053,237.00 $150,000.00

 

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