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Bank Info for NB Charter 6388 (1902 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The West Baden National Bank
West Baden, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1914 James F. Persise Lee W. Sinclair
1915-1916 John A. Stackhouse Lee W. Sinclair
1917-1918 John A. Stackhouse James F. Persise
1919-1924 John A. Stackhouse Louis P. Brown
1925-1929 C. J. Dowden Louis P. Brown
1930-1931 R. D. Dusert Louis P. Brown
1932-1933 R. D. Dusert M. Hassenmiller
1934-1935 N. G. Kirk M. Hassenmiller
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 392
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 333
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 575
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 420
1902 Plain Back 4x5 576 - 2453
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 421 - 1485
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 351
1929 Type 1 6x5 419 - 524
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 174
1929 Type 1 6x10 209 - 240
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 41
1929 Type 1 6x20 73 - 84
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 252
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 204
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 105
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 4, 1902
  • Chartered Aug 18, 1902
  • Opened for business Oct 7, 1902
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $89,371
High Bal (1921) $852,326
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $9,000
High Bal (1922) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $11,000
# Large Notes 18,652
# Small Notes 4,857
# Total Notes 23,509
$ Large Size $147,800
$ Small Size $37,830
$ Total Issued $185,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $104,569.85 $10,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $89,370.99 $9,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $97,671.00 $9,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $120,604.00 $9,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $106,014.00 $9,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $124,477.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $119,482.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $152,526.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $199,635.00 $10,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $179,151.00 $9,600.00
Aug-09-1913 $204,093.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $192,780.00 $10,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $219,869.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $228,712.00 $10,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $259,601.00 $10,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $251,075.00 $9,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $343,258.00 $10,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $465,912.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $852,326.00 $24,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $486,977.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $508,382.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $540,471.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $626,042.00 $10,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $497,273.00 $10,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $603,000.00 $10,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $591,729.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $526,576.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $521,235.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $463,592.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $343,156.00 $11,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $269,086.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $303,214.00 $11,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $367,202.00 $0.00

 

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