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 Image: Title: Date: Description:
1. A Treasury of American Song A Treasury of American Song 1943 Song lyrics to the "Ballad of Jesse James" by Billy Gashade in an excerpt from a 1943 book not in this library.
2. A Veteran Missouri Editor Passes A Veteran Missouri Editor Passes January/25/1928 Photo and obituary for Samuel Williams (ca. 1832-1928), "96, once part owner of the Kansas City Evening Mail, later consolidated with The Kansas City Star," and living a block from the Jesse James home...
3. Ask the Marshall Ask the Marshall May 1, 2006 Letter from a reader of True West inquiring about the total sum acquired by the James-Younger Gang over some 12 years of robberies. Although the letter writer believes the members of the gang gained nearly...
4. Ask the Marshall Ask the Marshall November-December, 2004 Very brief item (in a question and answer format) describing the death of Frank James. The author reports that Frank James died "peacefully of old age" at the James Farm in Clay County, Missouri, on February...
5. Background of a Bandit: The Ancestry of Jesse James Background of a Bandit: The Ancestry of Jesse James 1971 Chapter of the book about the ancestry of outlaw Jesse James, including his uncle, Thomas Martin James (1823-1903), brother of Jesse's father, Robert Sallee James, (1818-1850), and a native of Kentucky...
6. Baptism of Fire Baptism of Fire September 1, 2004 Short article on Jesse James with an analysis and illustrations of a couple of the known photographs of him. Also includes a large illustration of the William Quantrill original cabinet card, ca1880.
7. Bits of Local History Bits of Local History October/28/1893 One paragraph about the robbery of the Kansas City Fairgrounds in 1872 by the Jesse James gang on Thursday, Sept. 26, 1872.
8. Brookings Montgomery Papers Brookings Montgomery Papers 1940s-1962 It is believed that these four boxes of correspondence files came with the Montgomery Photograph Collection purchased by the library in the 1960s. They have been retained in their original filing arrangement....
9. Brookings Montgomery Papers Finding Aid Brookings Montgomery Papers Finding Aid 1940s-1962 Brookings Montgomery (1884-1963) was a local photographer who died in Kansas City at the age of 79. He owned and operated Montgomery Foto Service located at 1519 Wyandotte, Kansas City, Missouri. It is...
10. City Window: Old Idea City Window: Old Idea October 1979 First public official of note to employ anonymous tip rewards was not a police officer of 1979 but the governor in the time of Jesse James.
11. Clay County, Missouri Falls Clay County, Missouri Falls ca1880s-90s Exterior view of people gathered around what is identified on the back of the photograph as Fishing River Falls. Back also says Trysting place James Boys, Clay Co. near Kearney. It is believed this site...
12. Cole Younger and Frank James Were Good Friends of Mine Cole Younger and Frank James Were Good Friends of Mine February/15/1959 File containing an article about the reminiscences of Harry Hoffman (1873-1964), "85, former Jackson County marshal," regarding his experiences with the outlaw gangs of the Jameses and Youngers, such as...
13. Crime in Minnesota Crime in Minnesota Two rolls of microfilm information on crime in Minnesota, starting with the Northfield bank robbery of 1876, the outlaw Younger Brothers, and other selected manuscripts and government records of the Minnesota...
14. Crossroads of America: The Story of Kansas City Crossroads of America: The Story of Kansas City 1948 Three chapters of the book with information about Kansas City related to Jesse James and his gang after the Civil War, including the attorneys at his 1882 trial acquittal (James Reed and Frank Walsh, both...
15. Dictionary of Missouri Biography Dictionary of Missouri Biography 1999 Biographical information about Jesse James (1847-1882), "America's self-proclaimed Robin Hood," and his brother Frank (1843-1915) and "their murderous careers," starting with guerrilla warfare during the...
16. Don't Tell Anyone That I'm Jesse James: The Life and Times of Jesse James Don't Tell Anyone That I'm Jesse James: The Life and Times of Jesse James Fall//1992 Photos and biographical article about J. Frank Dalton, a man in the 1940s suspected of being Jesse James in his old age, dying at the age of 103 in 1951, with other information about the possible staged...
17. Excelsior Springs, James Farm Excelsior Springs, James Farm Postcard of James Farm at Excelsior Springs, MO
18. Fletcher Taylor with Frank and Jesse James Fletcher Taylor with Frank and Jesse James 1893 Charcoal drawing of three of Quantrill's guerrillas: Fletcher Taylor (left), Frank James (sitting), and Jesse James (right). Fletch and Jesse are dressed in suits and hats; Frank is hatless and in uniform....
19. Following Jesse James Following Jesse James October, 2004 Article describes a series of geographic locations associated with the life and death of Jesse James. Landmarks in Independence, Liberty, St. Joseph, and Kearney, Missouri are among the subjects of the...
20. Frank James Frank James 1901-1949 Compilation of photocopied newspaper articles about outlaw Frank James, primarily from Kansas City newspapers. They cover varioius aspects of the life of Frank James and each article is annotated with...