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Bank Info for NB Charter 7718 (1905 - 1987)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 First National Bank of
Fairbanks, AK
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1905 Luther C. Hess Samuel A. Bonnifield
1906-1907 D. N. Freeman Samuel A. Bonnifield
1908-1909 C. J. Hurley Samuel A. Bonnifield
1910-1920 George W. Hutchinson R. C. Wood
1921-1922 Edward Henry Stroecker Luther C. Hess
1922-1929 Edward Henry Stroecker George W. Hutchinson
1930-1935 George Bernard Wesch Edward Henry Stroecker
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 4x5 1 - 1600 District
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1460 District
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2600 District
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1960 District
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2601 - 6460 District
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1961 - 4836 District
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1050
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 520
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 170
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2086
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1034
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 324
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 1, 1905
  • Chartered May 2, 1905
  • Opened for business Jun 12, 1905
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Alaska Pacific Bank in Anchorage, AK Oct 6, 1987
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Opened Jun 12, 1905
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $429,930
High Bal (1935) $2,020,239
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $14,100
High Bal (1907) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $46,350
# Large Notes 57,424
# Small Notes 13,884
# Total Notes 71,308
$ Large Size $476,000
$ Small Size $110,350
$ Total Issued $586,350
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $429,930.00 $14,100.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,124,153.00 $49,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,312,343.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $863,475.00 $42,800.00
Sep-01-1909 $954,914.00 $49,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,199,756.00 $47,900.00
Sep-01-1911 $931,338.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,147,354.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,061,633.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $864,429.00 $31,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,048,827.00 $32,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,186,732.00 $34,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,418,571.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,034,070.00 $47,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,113,357.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,059,476.00 $43,300.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,022,898.00 $48,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,186,236.00 $46,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,157,493.00 $46,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,351,880.00 $48,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,450,277.00 $47,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,569,875.00 $41,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,989,282.00 $46,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,926,678.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,773,196.00 $45,260.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,705,155.00 $49,200.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,713,178.00 $43,700.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,591,657.00 $45,140.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,629,056.00 $47,600.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,965,405.00 $46,350.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,020,239.00 $0.00

 

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