First National Bank, Hull, IA (Charter 6953)

Postcard of the First National Bank building ca. 1910.

First National Bank, Hull, IA (Chartered 1903 - Receivership 1933)

Town History

This could be recent photo of the bank or another postcard

Hull is located in Sioux County in northwest Iowa.

Hull was named for John A. T. Hull, a U.S. Representative from Iowa. It was previously named Pattersonville for John G. Patterson, before changing its name to Winland then finally Hull in the 1880s

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Hull was 626 in 1900, rising slightly to 905 in 1930. It's highest and current population (2018).

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

Bank History

• Organized Aug 14, 1903
• Chartered Sep 12, 1903
• Conversion of the State Bank of Hull
• Opened for business Sep 14, 1903
• Conservatorship Mar 15, 1933
• Receivership Dec 20, 1933

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Hull, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $20 bank note with stamped signatures of Elmer Cornelius Dunkelberg, Cashier and John De Koster, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

1929 Type 1 $20 bank note with printed signatures of Cornie B. Schaap, Cashier and John De Koster, President

A total of $457,480 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1903 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 36,728 notes (31,256 large size and 5,472 small size notes).

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

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s
1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 1990
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 1700
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	1701 - 5824
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 711
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 201

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1903 - 1933):

Presidents:

• Henry Harrison Wyatt, 1904-1905
• Milo Delanor Gibbs, 1906-1918
• James Sydney Wilson, 1919-1919
• Milo Delanor Gibbs, 1920-1925
• John DeKoster, 1926-1932

Cashiers:

• James Sydney Wilson, 1904-1918
• Victor David Button, 1919-1919
• Elmer Cornelius Dunkelberg, 1920-1925
• Cornie B. Schaap, 1926-1932

Other Known Bank Note Signers

• No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

• First National Bank, Hull, IA History (NB Lookup)
• Iowa Bank Note History (BNH Wiki)

Sources

• Hull, IA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull,_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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project