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Bank Info for NB Charter 7390 (1904 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fowler, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1907 J. F. Avenell John D. Hickman
1908-1912 J. F. Avenell D. S. Snodgrass
1913-1913 J. F. Avenell P. W. Hastie
1914-1914 C. A. Patton P. W. Hastie
1915-1915 Leslie Jay Harriman S. C. Kimball
1916-1919 Leslie Jay Harriman Fred Nelson
1920-1920 Arthur L. Harris Fred Nelson
1921-1923 W. H. Lemmon C. V. Peterson
1924-1927 L. R. Brown R. F. Wilkins
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 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 960
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 961 - 7353
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 25, 1904
  • Chartered Sep 6, 1904
  • Absorbed 10312 Nov 14, 1914 (Fowler National Bank, Fowler, CA)
  • Liquidated Jan 10, 1928
  • Absorbed by Security Bank and Trust Company, Bakersfield
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $101,327
High Bal (1920) $1,206,009
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1913) $5,950
High Bal (1917) $50,000
Total Out (1925) $50,000
# Large Notes 31,012
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 31,012
$ Large Size $387,650
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $387,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $101,327.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $152,257.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $199,801.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $172,481.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $165,438.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $233,498.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $251,202.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $276,511.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $281,253.00 $5,950.00
Sep-12-1914 $225,998.00 $6,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $299,918.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $356,662.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $546,293.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $578,846.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $857,827.00 $48,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,206,009.00 $47,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $674,292.00 $45,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $888,766.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $888,852.00 $48,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $714,217.00 $48,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $700,038.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $615,581.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $625,531.00 $0.00

 

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