National Bank/First National Bank, Winona, MN (Charter 3224)

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ca.1910 Real Photo Postcard of the First National Bank

National Bank / First National Bank, Winona, MN (Chartered 1884 - Closed (Merger) 1988)

Town History

Winona is the county seat of Winona County, in southeastern Minnesota. The city of Winona began on the site of a Native American village named Keoxa. Non-Native Americans settled the area in 1851 and laid out the town into lots in 1852 and 1853. The city is named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III. During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Winona was 7,192 in 1870, increasing to 20,850 in 1930. It's highest population was 27,952 in 2010, and the current population is estimated at 26,813 (2018).

Winona was home to 7 national banks, all of them issuing notes.

Bank History

ca.1915 Postcard Interior view of the First National Bank


Stock Certificate to L. C. Porter for 100 Shares at $100 each ($10,000), pen signed by E. D. Hulbert as Cashier and R. D. Cone as VP
  • Organized Jul 2, 1884
  • Chartered Jul 17, 1884
  • 1: Succeeded 550 (First National Bank, Winona, MN)
  • January 1927, merged with Deposit Bank & Trust Company
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Minnesota Southeast, N.A., Rochester, MN Aug 1, 1988

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The National Bank of Winona, MN

2: The First National Bank of Winona, MN (2/25/1886)

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of E. D. Hulbert, Cashier and L. C. Porter, President, 1st Bank Title, Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, http://www.lynknight.com
1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of E. D. Hulbert, Cashier and C. H. Porter, VP, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com
1882 Brown Back $10 bank note with pen signatures of J. W. Booth, Cashier and Earle S. Youmans, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com
1902 Date Back $10 bank note with stamped signature of W. A. Mahl, Cashier and pen signature of H. C. Garvin, VP, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com
1902 Plain Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of Theo. Heck, Cashier and W. A. Mahl, VP
1902 Plain Back $5 bank note with stamped signatures of Theo. Heck, Cashier and C. M. Youmans, President, Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com
1929 Type 1 $5 bank note with printed signatures of Theo. Heck, Cashier and Frank Horton, President, Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, http://www.lynknight.com
1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Theo. Heck, Cashier and Frank Horton, President. This is a replacement note.
1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Theo. Heck, Cashier and Frank Horton, President. This is a replacement note. Courtesy of Corey Williams
Last 1929 Type 2 $10 note issued by bank, with printed signatures of C. F. Witt, Cashier and Frank Horton, President

A total of $3,706,020 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1884 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 449,717 notes (380,652 large size and 69,065 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 2328
2: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 8700
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8355
2: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5250
2: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6500
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 15000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11700
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 15001 - 37187
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11701 - 26843
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5928
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3446
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 956
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4380
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2350
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 355

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1884 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Winona, MN, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota
  • 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
  • History of Winona County, 1883: Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc. Gathered from Matter Furnished by Interviews with Old Settlers, County, Township and Other Records, and Extracts from Files of Papers, Pamphlets, and Such Other Sources as Have Been Available, H. H. Hill and Company, 1883
  • The Winona Daily News (Winona, Minnesota) February 23, 1942
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