dc.description.abstract | Historical sketch of the First National Bank, Fargo, N.D., written for its centennial in 1978. Includes mention of bank founders, Newton K. Hubbard, Evan S. Tyler, and Samuel G. Roberts, rebuilding after the 1893 fire, 1906 merger with Red River Valley National Bank, officers and employees of the bank, including L.B. Hanna and Evan S. Tyler, early automation of bank procedures, surviving the depression, construction of new buildings in 1926 and 1961, the bank's 50th anniversary, opening a trust department, and a computer system added in the 1960s. | en_US |