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Bank Info for NB Charter 9350 (1909 - 1925)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
El Centro, CA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1914 J. V. Wachtel, Jr. Leroy Holt
1915-1917 T. T. Cook Leroy Holt
1918-1918 A. H. Keeler Leroy Holt
1919-1919 T. T. Cook Leroy Holt
1920-1924 F. J. Gianola Leroy Holt
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 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5101 - 11577
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 21, 1908
  • Chartered Feb 25, 1909
  • Opened for business May 12, 1909
  • Absorbed 6027 Feb 24, 1923 (First National Bank, Imperial, CA)
  • Assumed circulation of 6027
  • Liquidated Apr 23, 1925
  • Absorbed by Bank of Italy, San Francisco
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $155,875
High Bal (1920) $2,275,663
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1909) $5,650
High Bal (1923) $83,400
Total Out (1924) $83,300
# Large Notes 46,308
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 46,308
$ Large Size $578,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $578,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $155,875.00 $5,650.00
Sep-01-1910 $306,391.00 $45,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $313,389.00 $45,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $388,217.00 $42,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $590,504.00 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $638,116.00 $45,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $515,416.00 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $791,664.00 $45,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,119,276.00 $45,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,327,452.00 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,050,969.00 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,275,663.00 $43,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,874,301.00 $44,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,805,527.00 $45,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,968,319.00 $83,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,157,528.00 $83,300.00

 

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