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Bank Info for NB Charter 7601 (1905 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
East Chicago, IN
2 The First National Bank and Trust Company of (8/1/1928)
East Chicago, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1906 J. G. Allen A. De W. Erskine
1907-1908 J. G. Allen Gallus J. Bader
1909-1917 Wm. J. Funkey, Jr. Gallus J. Bader
1918-1918 Wm. J. Funkey, Jr. Walter J. Riley
1919-1920 A. M. Kelly Walter J. Riley
1921-1925 W. L. Spencer Walter J. Riley
1926-1930 James Aloysius Dalton Walter J. Riley
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
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 1960
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1476
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3900
1: 1902 DB/PB 4x5 3901 - 4300 Type uncertain
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 4301 - 19792
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2740
1: 1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 2741 - 3060 Type uncertain
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3061 - 13820
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 1387
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 590
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 809
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 2062
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1029
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 252

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 25, 1905
  • Chartered Feb 8, 1905
  • Opened for business Feb 9, 1905
  • 1: Succeeded Lake County State Bank
  • 2: Liquidated May 15, 1931
  • 2: Succeeded by 13531 (First National Bank, East Chicago, IN)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Lake County State Bank of East Chicago
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Lake County State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $176,746
High Bal (1930) $2,526,071
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $49,500
High Bal (1920) $100,000
Total Out (1930) $97,660
# Large Notes 159,336
# Small Notes 20,058
# Total Notes 179,394
$ Large Size $1,291,630
$ Small Size $153,840
$ Total Issued $1,445,470
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $176,746.00 $49,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $252,086.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $331,386.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $273,038.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $305,561.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $357,249.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $382,232.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $493,027.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $605,513.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $580,113.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $604,776.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $825,785.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,042,789.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,427,546.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,770,987.00 $58,540.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,713,068.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,485,752.00 $96,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,662,853.00 $98,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,821,453.00 $97,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,951,729.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,856,900.00 $98,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,021,346.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,801,619.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,347,807.00 $97,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,501,385.00 $99,950.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,526,071.00 $97,660.00

 

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