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Bank Info for NB Charter 8426 (1906 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gary, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1907 Thomas Thornton Snell John W. Fieldhouse
1908-1914 Ernest C. Simpson Thomas Thornton Snell
1915-1915 Chester E. Wirt Thomas Thornton Snell
1916-1917 Ernest C. Simpson Thomas Thornton Snell
1918-1931 Ernest C. Simpson Ferdinand Richard Schaaf
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 - 840
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 424
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5300
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1986
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5301 - 12796
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3730
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 870
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 298
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 96
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 9, 1906
  • Chartered Nov 5, 1906
  • Opened for business Apr 18, 1907
  • Receivership Jan 27, 1932
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $166,833
High Bal (1929) $6,390,527
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $12,500
High Bal (1930) $250,000
Total Out (1931) $250,000
# Large Notes 63,936
# Small Notes 29,964
# Total Notes 93,900
$ Large Size $1,286,900
$ Small Size $475,200
$ Total Issued $1,762,100
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $166,833.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $264,541.00 $29,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $385,483.00 $30,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $557,967.00 $98,050.00
Sep-01-1911 $837,664.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,197,405.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,860,505.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,466,237.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,646,953.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,532,057.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,566,301.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,675,072.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,966,186.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,516,381.00 $197,250.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,577,572.00 $198,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,012,095.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,976,389.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $5,234,751.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,578,652.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,752,705.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,622,021.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,732,484.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,390,527.00 $249,960.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,271,689.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,640,245.00 $250,000.00

 

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