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Aug 31, 2015 · Below are some rare photos of Jesse James, also known as Jesse Woodson James, from a kid to his dead. Jesse, around age seven, with his five year old sister, Susan, ca. 1854. Jesse Woodson James is on the far left next to his parents Orpha Elizabeth and William M James.
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- Family Oil Painting
- Teenage Photograph
- Commemorative Newspaper
- Gun Belt
- Extradition Request
- Arrest Warrant
- Signed Photograph
- Wanted Poster
- Letter to Stepfather
- Gun and Holster
This landscape oil painting hung in Jesse James' home in Saint Joseph, Missouri, where he settled in 1881. With most of his gang dead or scattered, he asked the Ford brothers to move in with him and his family – not knowing Robert Ford was planning to betray him. James was shot in the back of the head by Ford on April 3, 1882, whilst allegedly dust...
This rare cabinet photo of Jesse James originates from an ambrotype taken on July 10, 1864, at Platte City, Missouri. It shows James, aged 19, dressed as a Quantrill Guerilla, a paramilitary force that waged war against the Union army during the final days of the US Civil War. James was fiercely pro-Slavery, and his later criminal exploits were hai...
This special four-page Sunday supplement of the Daily Gazette was printed on April 9, 1882, a week after James was killed. The entire supplement is devoted to the outlaw's life and death, including accounts of his funeral and the story surrounding his murder by fellow gang member Robert Ford. It also presents facts and highlights from his criminal ...
This gun belt is believed to be one of just two owned by Jesse James at the time of his death in 1882. It was passed down to Harry Hoffman, a close friend of both Jesse's brother Frank James and fellow gang member Cole Younger, and remained in his collection for decades. In the 1970s Hoffman sold a large portion of collection to Wilbur Zink, a fell...
This extradition request was issued by the Governor of Kansas to the Governor of Missouri in 1875, stating that Jesse James had fled Kansas and taken refuge in Missouri following the robbery of $30,000 from a Kansas Pacific Railroad train. The request was never fulfilled, as James was viewed as a hero in his home state. Sold at Heritage in 2013 for...
This arrest warrant was issued by the Governor of Missouri in 1875, following the extradition request from the Kansas Governor. James was wanted on suspicion of first degree robbery of a train near Kansas City on December 8, 1874. However, his high standing and popularity in the pro-Confederacy state of Missouri meant he was never arrested or extra...
This cabinet card portrait of Jesse James is believed to be the only existing photograph signed by the outlaw himself. Dating from around 1867, the portrait was taken by C.C Geirs, a Nashville photographer whose family business documented close to a century of the city's history. Regarded as the most famous image of James, the portrait has countles...
This wanted poster features a proclamation from the Governor of Missouri, offering a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of both Jesse and Frank James, along with any other members of the James and Younger Gang. The poster lists train robberies by the gang in 1879 and 1881, along with the murder of John W. Sheets in 1869, killed by Jesse...
This remarkable handwritten and signed letter was written by Jesse James to his step-father Dr. Reuben Samuel in Lafayette County, Missouri. Dating from March 23, 1875, the letter was written after government officials and Pinkerton men raided the James family home – killing Jesse's young half-brother Archie and maiming his mother with an explosive...
This Colt Model 1860 Army Percussion Revolver and holster rig is believed to have been owned by Jesse James during his teenage years, when he rode with Quantrill’s Raiders against Union forces. After his funeral in 1882, it was allegedly given to Babe and Rufus Hudspeth, who had also ridden with Jesse and his brother Frank. The silver belt buckle b...
Sep 15, 2021 · They had two children together, Jesse E. James and Mary James Barr. After the Civil War ended, Jesse and Frank made their living robbing stagecoaches, banks and trains. On April 3, 1882, Jesse was shot to death be a member of his own gang. The lure of collecting reward money was far stronger than any loyalty he had to Jesse James, it appears.
Apr 3, 2014 · Famous Business Leaders. Jesse James was a bank and train robber in the American Old West, best known as the leading member of the James-Younger gang of outlaws. Updated: May 27, 2021. Photo:...
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Oct 2, 2015 · The last known photo of American outlaw Jesse James is the real deal, according to the forensic expert who authenticated it. Lois Gibson says the photo's owner, Sandy Mills, spent 12 years...
