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Bank Info for NB Charter 6919 (1903 - 1979)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Oroville, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1903 C. H. Schiveley S. C. Lillis
1904-1916 W. W. Gingles S. C. Lillis
1917-1918 W. W. Gingles H. C. Lillis
1919-1928 C. W. Putnam W. W. Gingles
1929-1929 C. W. Putnam C. W. Putnam
1930-1932 L. R. Brown C. W. Putnam
1933-1935 S. N. Graves C. W. Putnam
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 3x10-20 1 - 650
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1300
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1301 - 1420 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1421 - 3222
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 392
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 118
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 276
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 50

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 20, 1903
  • Chartered Aug 11, 1903
  • Assumed Bank of Oroville by consolidation Feb 11, 1932
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Central Bank in Oakland, CA Mar 1, 1979
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Bank of Oroville
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Oroville
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $239,841
High Bal (1935) $2,471,525
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1910) $11,900
High Bal (1903) $12,500
Total Out (1934) $12,500
# Large Notes 15,488
# Small Notes 3,386
# Total Notes 18,874
$ Large Size $193,600
$ Small Size $41,440
$ Total Issued $235,040
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $239,840.89 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $240,858.04 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $310,052.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $666,371.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $808,654.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $758,845.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $759,277.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $886,622.00 $11,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $828,000.00 $11,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $789,119.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $654,776.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $647,054.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $563,126.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $680,757.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $677,483.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $677,342.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $776,828.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $888,400.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $779,360.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $925,714.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,239,138.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,138,070.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,209,658.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,419,541.00 $12,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,444,896.00 $12,100.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,398,862.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,379,683.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,479,662.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,465,664.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,093,345.00 $12,500.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,025,378.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,250,877.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,471,525.00 $0.00

 

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