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Bank Info for NB Charter 8863 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bancroft, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1916 Albert Julius Gustave Zuhlke John E. Turner
1917-1917 Martin John Zuhlke John Fredrich Hermelbracht
1918-1918 Charles Fremont Keath John Fredrich Hermelbracht
1919-1931 Martin John Zuhlke John Fredrich Hermelbracht
1932-1935 Albert Julius Gustave Zuhlke John Fredrich Hermelbracht
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 - 225
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1470
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1471 - 1670 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1671 - 4130
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 506
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 144
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 37

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 8, 1907
  • Chartered Sep 10, 1907
  • Opened for business Sep 16, 1907
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $167,131
High Bal (1917) $731,568
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $7,500
High Bal (1910) $20,000
Total Out (1934) $20,000
# Large Notes 17,420
# Small Notes 3,937
# Total Notes 21,357
$ Large Size $217,750
$ Small Size $48,010
$ Total Issued $265,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $167,131.00 $7,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $190,050.00 $7,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $197,978.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $183,573.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $243,178.00 $20,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $254,503.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $302,108.00 $19,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $383,052.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $475,574.00 $20,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $731,568.00 $20,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $641,485.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $612,579.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $556,192.00 $19,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $445,201.00 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $458,605.00 $20,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $511,695.00 $19,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $495,872.00 $20,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $546,705.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $624,738.00 $20,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $542,902.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $691,298.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $684,554.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $618,367.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $491,657.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $418,452.00 $20,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $334,702.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $318,248.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $341,257.00 $0.00

 

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