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Bank Info for NB Charter 8937 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lake Forest, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1914 Frank W. Read David H. Jackson
1915-1917 Frank W. Read Philip L. James
1918-1919 Frank W. Read Charles W. Folds
1920-1926 William M. Rees Frank W. Read
1927-1935 W. H. Harding Frank W. Read
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 - 800
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 850
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 600
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 600
1902 Plain Back 4x5 601 - 9743
1902 Plain Back 4x10 601 - 7844
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5856
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2840
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 6524
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3700
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 24, 1907
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1907
  • Opened for business Oct 31, 1907
  • Assumed State Bank of by consolidation Jan 7, 1928
  • 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) $279,580
High Bal (1935) $6,056,762
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1913) $12,100
High Bal (1929) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 76,948
# Small Notes 62,400
# Total Notes 139,348
$ Large Size $558,620
$ Small Size $415,700
$ Total Issued $974,320
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $279,580.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $296,305.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $328,802.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $477,940.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $395,592.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $407,656.00 $12,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $471,999.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $577,911.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $711,724.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $690,554.00 $12,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $902,412.00 $49,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,092,870.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $762,516.00 $49,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $747,409.00 $48,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $978,003.00 $49,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,119,130.00 $48,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,307,063.00 $48,800.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,495,550.00 $48,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,659,173.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,028,001.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,363,475.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,596,769.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,619,428.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,249,654.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,976,650.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,280,636.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,269,161.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $6,056,762.00 $0.00

 

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