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Bank Info for NB Charter 8490 (1907 - 1932)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Alhambra, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1909 W. F. Lawson Russell Judson Waters
1910-1911 W. F. Lawson H. D. McDonald
1912-1912 * none * W. F. Lawson
1913-1914 Stuart Wilson John B. Knox
1915-1916 C. S. Wilson H. H. Hammond
1917-1917 Bert G. Lichty H. H. Hammond
1918-1919 Lyman Daniel Bedford H. H. Hammond
1920-1931 William H. Bedford Lyman Daniel Bedford
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 - 750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2470
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2471 - 6695
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 497
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 140
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 4, 1906
  • Chartered Jan 2, 1907
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1907
  • Assumed 9966 by consolidation Jan 11, 1915 (National Bank/Alhambra NB, Alhambra, CA)
  • Liquidated Jul 25, 1932
  • Absorbed by 13044 (Bank of Italy/Bank of America NT&SA, San Francisco, CA)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Alhambra Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Alhambra Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $272,074
High Bal (1929) $3,086,050
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1917) $2,500
High Bal (1915) $37,500
Total Out (1931) $25,000
# Large Notes 29,780
# Small Notes 3,822
# Total Notes 33,602
$ Large Size $372,250
$ Small Size $46,620
$ Total Issued $418,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $275,321.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $272,074.00 $24,200.00
Sep-01-1909 $317,190.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $364,092.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $378,955.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $357,754.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $331,550.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $352,673.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $689,539.00 $37,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $757,742.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $830,340.00 $2,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $885,838.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,128,765.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,455,227.00 $24,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,613,737.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,774,210.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,255,226.00 $24,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,224,447.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,401,556.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,571,566.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,705,979.00 $24,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,959,666.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,086,050.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,869,308.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,546,689.00 $25,000.00

 

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