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Bank Info for NB Charter 7690 (1905 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ocean Park, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1908 Thomas M. Meldrum Edwin J. Vawter, Jr.
1909-1925 Rutherford Birchard Harris Edwin J. Vawter, Jr.
1926-1926 J. C. Ferguson Rutherford Birchard Harris
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 - 1575
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4600
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4601 - 11756
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 3, 1905
  • Chartered Apr 14, 1905
  • Opened for business May 15, 1905
  • Liquidated Mar 1, 1927
  • Absorbed California Bank, Los Angeles
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $174,812
High Bal (1926) $1,197,152
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $25,000
High Bal (1908) $50,000
Total Out (1926) $50,000
# Large Notes 53,324
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 53,324
$ Large Size $666,550
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $666,550
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $174,812.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $187,781.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $211,149.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $244,018.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $270,416.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $366,379.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $463,837.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $515,494.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $531,891.00 $48,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $476,859.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $454,756.00 $47,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $515,144.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $544,925.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $519,755.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $680,719.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $884,045.00 $49,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $987,629.00 $48,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,003,205.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,144,749.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,152,456.00 $48,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,058,957.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,197,152.00 $50,000.00

 

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