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Bank Info for NB Charter 8592 (1907 - 1988)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Ely, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1908 Franklin Law Cowen Joseph Sellwood
1909-1909 T. B. Brockway Joseph Sellwood
1910-1913 Lewis James White Joseph Sellwood
1914-1914 Lewis James White * none *
1915-1933 Lewis James White Richard Matthews Sellwood
1934-1935 George Theodore Somero Richard Matthews Sellwood
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1200
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 701 - 1582
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 283
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 88
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 11, 1907
  • Chartered Mar 13, 1907
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Mesabi, N.A. in Virginia, MN
  • on Apr 1, 1988
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $316,970
High Bal (1930) $1,091,739
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $11,800
High Bal (1907) $12,500
Total Out (1934) $12,500
# Large Notes 11,128
# Small Notes 2,226
# Total Notes 13,354
$ Large Size $139,100
$ Small Size $27,540
$ Total Issued $166,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $360,386.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $316,970.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $351,953.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $413,327.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $555,761.00 $12,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $593,113.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $520,051.00 $12,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $520,861.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $451,934.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $530,853.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $613,414.00 $12,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $624,421.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $689,195.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $826,777.00 $11,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $816,400.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $806,812.00 $12,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,057,376.00 $12,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $885,785.00 $12,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $909,064.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $934,671.00 $12,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,047,555.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,044,275.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,021,325.00 $12,080.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,091,739.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $973,862.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $794,113.00 $12,500.00
Dec-30-1933 $821,696.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $963,243.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $989,136.00 $0.00

 

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