First National Bank, Hartley, IA (Charter 4881)

Real photo post card of the First National Bank building (second from right) in 1908.

First National Bank, Hartley, IA (Chartered 1893 - Receivership 1927)

Town History

Photo of the First National Bank location in 2013. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Hartley is located in O'Brien County in northwest Iowa. Hartley got its start circa 1880, following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway through that territory. Hartley was named for a railroad official, John Hartley.

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Hartley was 519 in 1890, increasing to 1,106, and staying fairly constant with 1,272 in 1930. It's highest population was 1,738 in 1960, and the current population is estimated at 1,587 (2018).

Hartley had 1 National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

For more information on the town of Hartley, see their Wikipedia page.

Bank Note History Wiki links:

• Iowa Bank Note History

Bank History

• Organized Feb 22, 1893
• Chartered Mar 18, 1893
• Succeeded Security State Bank
• Receivership Mar 22, 1927

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Hartley, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Brown Back $10 bank note with stamped signatures of Wm. J. Davis, Cashier and E. F. Broders, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com

1902 Plain Back $10 bank note with stamped/pen signatures of H. T. Broders, Cashier and Wm. J. Davis, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com

A total of $503,200 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1893 and 1927. This consisted of a total of 40,256 notes (40,256 large size and 0 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s
1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 1920
1882 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 1730
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 1500
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	1501 - 6414

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1893 - 1927):

Presidents:

• J. P. Gross, 1893-1896
• J. W. Walter, 1897-1897
• Oliver Evans, 1898-1900
• E. E. Hall, 1901-1905
• E. F. Broders, 1906-1914
• Wm. J. Davis, 1915-1926

Cashiers:

• E. E. Hall, 1893-1900
• Wm. J. Davis, 1901-1910
• H. T. Broders, 1911-1921
• R. O. Bumann, 1922-1925
• A. F. Hansen, 1926-1926

Other Bank Note Signers

• There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

References

• Hartley, IA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartley,_Iowa
• Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
• Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
• Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com