First National Bank, Hawkeye, IA (Charter 8900)

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Photo of the First National Bank building (right) ca.1917.

First National Bank, Hawkeye, IA (Chartered 1907 - Receivership 1933)

Town History

Photo of the old First National Bank building 2015.

Hawkeye is located in Fayette County in northeast Iowa.

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Hawkeye was 518 in 1900, staying fairly constant with 530 in 1930. It's highest population was 544 in 1940, and the current population is estimated at 416 (2016).

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

Bank History

  • Organized Sep 16, 1907
  • Chartered Oct 1, 1907
  • Opened for business Oct 1, 1907
  • Conservatorship Mar 31, 1933
  • Receivership Nov 3, 1933
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bopp Bros. State Bank of Hawkeye
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bopp Bros. State Bank

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Hawkeye, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $10 banknote with pen signatures of Clyde A. Munson, Assistant Cashier and Charles W. Bopp, President
1929 Type 1 banknote with pen signatures of L. E. Bopp, Cashier and John G. Bopp, President

A total of $319,570 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1907 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 40,160 notes (33,800 large size and 6,360 small size notes).


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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 525
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 510
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1475
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 990
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1476 - 4562
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 991 - 2853
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 634
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 341
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 85

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1907 - 1933):

Presidents:

  • Charles W. Bopp, 1908-1916
  • Will E. Bopp, 1917-1924
  • John G. Bopp, 1925-1932

Cashiers:

  • E. L. Bopp, 1908-1916
  • L. E. Bopp, 1917-1932

Other Bank Note Signers

  • Clyde A. Munson, Assistant Cashier 1913-1914

References

  • Hawkeye, IA, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkeye,_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
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