First National Bank, Manilla, IA (Charter 5873)

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Postcard of the First National Bank building (right) ca. 1910.

First National Bank, Manilla, IA (Chartered 1901 - Receivership 1933)

Town History

Photo of the First National Bank building location in 2008. The building has been razed. Courtesy of Google Maps.

Manilla is located in Crawford County in west central Iowa.

Residents, primarily of German descent settled in Manilla in 1886. The new community was then known as a railroad center and boasted a roundhouse with twelve stalls. The choices for the new town's name were Manilla and Paupville, in honor of Les Paup, who had sold the land to the railroad. The choice was made in a community game of Tug-of-War at the 4th of July celebration in Astor and gave birth to Manilla's slogan, "The Town People Pull For."

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Manilla was 773 in 1900, rising slightly to 1,032 in 1930. It's highest population was 1,142 in 1920, and the current population is estimated at 764 (2016).

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

Bank History

  • Organized Jun 14, 1901
  • Chartered Jun 22, 1901
  • Opened for business Jul 1, 1901
  • Succeeded Commercial Bank
  • Receivership Jan 30, 1933

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Manilla, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Value Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of R. C. Jackson, Cashier and Frank A. Brown, Vice President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
1929 Type 1 $20 bank note with printed signatures of R. C. Jackson, Cashier and Edward Saunders, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $294,510 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1901 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 23,616 notes (20,436 large size and 3,180 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 - 400
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1640
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1641 - 2720
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1989
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 409
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 121

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1901 - 1933):

Presidents:

  • Albert T. Bennett, 1901-1909
  • Edward Saunders, 1910-1932

Cashiers:

  • W. H. Hart, 1901-1906
  • R. C. Jackson, 1907-1932

Other Bank Note Signers

  • Frank A. Brown, Vice President (1911-1932)

References

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