Copyright: 92.1H.72 Ford, Mother of Bob & Charlie, c. 1880
Name/Title
Ford, Mother of Bob & Charlie, Portrait Photo, c. 1880
Entry/Object ID
538/12698
Description
Ford, Mother of Bob & Charlie, Portrait Photo, c. 1880. sepia. Photo of elderly woman sitting in chair, hands folded in her lap. She has white hair, worn pulled back, wearing a dark, front-button dress with bow tie at neck. Said to be the mother of the Ford brothers who killed Jesse James, April 3, 1882. (Copy is 92.1H.72). Handwritten at bottom: "Mother of the Ford Boys" (Includes negative)
Handwritten on back: "Mrs. J.J. Ford mother of Robert & Charles or (Mattie Bolton) Mrs. Jim Cummings died of blood poisoning from a rat bite in June 1893."
Original digital scan located on History CD 02.
Made/Created
Artist
J. T. Stone
Studio
Stone Photographers
Date made
1882
Place
City
St. Joseph
State/Province
Missouri
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
James, Jesse, Jesse James, Jesse James Assassination
Dimensions
Height
5 in
Width
7 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
Dec 31, 2020
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Charles Ford
Person or Organization
Robert Ford
Person or Organization
Ford, Bob
Related Entries
Notes
P1992.01H.00072
Provenance
Notes
Found in folder with photos of Bob & Charlie Ford.
