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Bank Info for NB Charter 6961 (1903 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bessemer National Bank
Bessemer, AL
2 First National Bank in (5/29/1920)
Bessemer, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1904 Eugene Leroy Huey Robert Franklin Smith
1905-1905 * none * Robert Franklin Smith
1906-1920 William Harper Lewis, (Sr.) Robert Franklin Smith
1921-1931 Charles Roman Kuchins William Harper Lewis, (Sr.)
1932-1932 Charles Roman Kuchins Lee Moody
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4025
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12600
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12601 - 15000
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 23133
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6738
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1652
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 25, 1903
  • Chartered Sep 23, 1903
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 21, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Dec 28, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $283,916
High Bal (1926) $2,954,360
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $50,000
High Bal (1914) $144,100
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 168,632
# Small Notes 42,080
# Total Notes 210,712
$ Large Size $1,876,570
$ Small Size $420,800
$ Total Issued $2,297,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $283,915.86 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $360,684.00 $75,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $465,394.00 $75,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $573,863.00 $75,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $537,737.00 $75,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $539,584.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $688,904.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $698,165.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $769,259.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $853,708.00 $98,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $829,561.00 $144,100.00
Sep-02-1915 $725,321.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $908,411.00 $98,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,257,822.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,628,949.00 $97,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,190,006.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,575,651.00 $91,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,067,189.00 $95,395.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,247,697.00 $95,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,642,373.00 $95,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,709,202.00 $94,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,694,940.00 $93,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,954,360.00 $88,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,769,567.00 $92,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,750,039.00 $94,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,864,926.00 $96,280.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,491,241.00 $97,180.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,046,995.00 $97,120.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,755,105.00 $100,000.00

 

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