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Bank Info for NB Charter 8757 (1907 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elk River, MN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1907-1907 Geo. C. Hill W. H. Houlton
1908-1914 Russel A. Calef W. H. Houlton
1915-1915 Russel A. Calef * none *
1916-1922 Melvin Ziba Daily L. K. Houlton
1922-1922 R. A. Ellingson (Asst) L. K. Houlton
1923-1930 Thomas Marcus Olsen L. K. Houlton
1931-1935 R. A. Ellingson L. K. Houlton
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 - 162
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 162
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1385
1902 DB/PB 4x5 1386 - 1485 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1486 - 4410
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 1425
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1426 - 3701
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 892
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 424
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1298
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 779

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 11, 1907
  • Chartered Jun 21, 1907
  • Opened for business Jul 1, 1907
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to First Bank Elk River Nov 21, 2019
  • Still in business as First Bank Elk River (December 2022)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1907) $93,842
High Bal (1925) $541,214
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $6,500
High Bal (1910) $20,000
Total Out (1934) $20,000
# Large Notes 33,740
# Small Notes 9,973
# Total Notes 43,713
$ Large Size $245,960
$ Small Size $66,480
$ Total Issued $312,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-22-1907 $93,842.00 $6,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $112,585.00 $6,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $155,981.00 $19,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $149,338.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $168,080.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $178,168.00 $20,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $178,328.00 $16,800.00
Sep-12-1914 $179,569.00 $20,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $213,096.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $225,431.00 $19,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $260,757.00 $20,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $324,967.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $416,650.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $442,583.00 $19,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $403,860.00 $19,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $371,362.00 $19,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $398,483.00 $19,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $460,816.00 $19,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $541,214.00 $19,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $434,757.00 $19,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $457,200.00 $19,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $467,680.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $481,682.00 $18,860.00
Dec-31-1930 $483,487.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $441,102.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $389,228.00 $20,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $389,535.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $448,272.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $428,433.00 $0.00

 

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