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Bank Info for NB Charter 7069 (1903 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Palo Alto, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1908 Eli King C. E. Childs
1909-1927 C. E. Jordan Michael Arnot Buchan
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 - 1120
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2101 - 2400 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2401 - 6840

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 4, 1903
  • Chartered Dec 17, 1903
  • Opened for business Jan 11, 1904
  • Liquidated Jun 12, 1928
  • Absorbed by 13044 (Bank of Italy/Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, CA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $109,780
High Bal (1927) $2,619,473
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1904) $7,500
High Bal (1922) $38,000
Total Out (1927) $27,800
# Large Notes 31,840
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 31,840
$ Large Size $398,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $398,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $109,779.53 $7,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $143,483.00 $7,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $221,530.00 $7,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $309,671.00 $30,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $315,513.00 $25,900.00
Sep-01-1909 $355,291.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $453,338.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $497,263.00 $30,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $563,481.00 $30,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $610,169.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $638,784.00 $30,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $742,843.00 $29,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $859,421.00 $30,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $997,966.00 $30,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,444,754.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,408,161.00 $30,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,730,892.00 $33,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,792,294.00 $35,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,958,161.00 $38,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,181,872.00 $38,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,429,694.00 $37,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,488,674.00 $30,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,602,916.00 $30,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,619,473.00 $27,800.00

 

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