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Bank Info for NB Charter 8561 (1907 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ely, NV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1907 Arthur B. Witcher H. P. Clark
1908-1908 Eugene D. Giles Arthur B. Witcher
1908-1909 Eugene D. Giles W. V. Rice
1910-1913 H. N. Byrne W. V. Rice
1913-1913 W. Biggane William N. McGill
1914-1918 John William Biggane William N. McGill
1919-1922 W. Biggane William N. McGill
1923-1928 W. Biggane Eugene D. Giles
1929-1932 J. E. Brinton Eugene D. Giles
1933-1935 J. E. Brinton F. E. Swartz
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 - 1500
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3625
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2820
1902 Plain Back 4x5 3626 - 13367
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2821 - 9112
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1732
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1040
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 302
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3622
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2023
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 19, 1907
  • Chartered Feb 23, 1907
  • Opened for business Feb 25, 1907
  • Conservatorship Mar 16, 1933
  • Licensed Jul 27, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First NB of Ely, NV (November 2023)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $329,428
High Bal (1928) $1,807,024
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $43,550
High Bal (1934) $500,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 100,716
# Small Notes 24,089
# Total Notes 124,805
$ Large Size $812,940
$ Small Size $188,940
$ Total Issued $1,001,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $416,950.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $329,428.00 $43,550.00
Sep-01-1909 $380,688.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $381,738.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $410,591.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $465,516.00 $48,750.00
Aug-09-1913 $591,494.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $446,173.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $418,064.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $782,410.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,126,289.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,059,456.00 $48,800.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,055,348.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,182,182.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $776,587.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $840,420.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,111,983.00 $48,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,206,575.00 $49,100.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,286,164.00 $48,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,405,374.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,470,620.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,807,024.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,675,020.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,345,640.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,197,323.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $931,834.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $741,225.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $906,797.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,029,820.00 $0.00

 

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