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Bank Info for NB Charter 7126 (1904 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Alta, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1915 Andrew Russell Browne James Frederick Toy
1916-1916 Joel Lester Reynolds Andrew Russell Browne
1917-1917 * none * Andrew Russell Browne
1918-1919 Arthur Omar Cannon Andrew Russell Browne
1920-1922 Henry Fred Reeder Andrew Russell Browne
1922-1925 Henry Fred Reeder Carl Johann Theodore Holtz
1926-1926 Herbert Irving Ferguson Carl Johann Theodore Holtz
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 630
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3100
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 3101 - 3340 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3341 - 7757

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 21, 1904
  • Chartered Feb 8, 1904
  • Receivership Dec 3, 1926
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Farmers Loan & Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $150,634
High Bal (1920) $848,608
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $12,000
High Bal (1913) $49,995
Total Out (1925) $47,095
# Large Notes 33,548
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 33,548
$ Large Size $419,350
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $419,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $150,634.23 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $183,975.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $248,498.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $321,340.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $313,655.00 $12,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $321,780.00 $22,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $292,438.00 $30,495.00
Sep-01-1911 $308,519.00 $39,795.00
Sep-04-1912 $348,244.00 $39,995.00
Aug-09-1913 $391,769.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1914 $389,454.00 $49,995.00
Sep-02-1915 $410,214.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1916 $363,585.00 $49,095.00
Sep-11-1917 $440,188.00 $49,995.00
Aug-31-1918 $536,464.00 $49,495.00
Sep-12-1919 $668,955.00 $49,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $848,608.00 $49,695.00
Sep-06-1921 $436,401.00 $48,995.00
Sep-15-1922 $485,650.00 $49,395.00
Sep-14-1923 $450,154.00 $49,995.00
Oct-10-1924 $492,725.00 $49,195.00
Sep-28-1925 $577,233.00 $47,095.00

 

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