The jury that cleared Frank James, at Gallatin, Mo., September 1883: J. Snyder, B.F. Feurt, C.R. Nance, Jos. B. Smith, B.H. Shellman, William R. Merritt, Jason Winburn, Oscar Chamberlain, W.F. Richardson, L.W. Gilreath, R.E. Hale and J.W. Boggs posed – Antique Wall Art
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A window into the past: The jury that cleared Frank James, at Gallatin, Mo., September 1883: J. Snyder, B.F. Feurt, C.R. Nance, Jos. B. Smith, B.H. Shellman, William R. Merritt, Jason Winburn, Oscar Chamberlain, W.F. Richardson, L.W. Gilreath, R.E. Hale and J.W. Boggs posed, preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The jury that cleared Frank James, at Gallatin, Mo., September 1883: J. Snyder, B.F. Feurt, C.R. Nance, Jos. B. Smith, B.H. Shellman, William R. Merritt, Jason Winburn, Oscar Chamberlain, W.F. Richardson, L.W. Gilreath, R.E. Hale and J.W. Boggs posed
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The photograph shows the twelve men who sat on the jury that acquitted Frank James, the older brother of the outlaw Jesse James, at Gallatin, Missouri, in September 1883. Their names, listed in the caption, are the most specific record of the group, and the sitters are shown together as a jury rather than as individuals. Frank James's acquittal drew wide newspaper attention, and jury portraits from the period were often made and sold as keepsakes of high-profile trials. The print is credited to photographer James S. Thomason, and the caption card's notes are marked as unverified, so the exact date and setting should be read with some caution.
| Created / published | c1883. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Photoprint copyrighted by James S. Thomason. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: James, Frank; Criminals...; Juries; Ph. Ind. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,228 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155798 |
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