Name/Title
James Home at Night, 1318 Lafayette, Illustration Post Card, c. 1919Entry/Object ID
1965.12.833Description
James Home at Night, 1318 Lafayette, Illustration Post Card, c. 1919. Blue tint illustration of the rear of home where Jesse James lived at the time of his death, night scene, lights blazing in windows. Shows single-story home sitting on rise with covered roof porch, wooden gate and wire fence in foreground. "Night Scene Original Jesse James Home" Copyright, March 1941 by Walter Meierhoffer.
Legend at side:
"Night scene of Jesse James Home where he was killed by Bob Ford April 3, 1882. This is an artist's drawing of the rear of the House before it was moved from its original location at 13th & Lafayette Streets, in St. Joseph. The House is now a museum in which many relics of the day of Jesse James are exhibited. Thousands of historically interested tourists visit this Home annually. Autos may be serviced while visiting the home."
(The home was relocated to the Belt Highway in 1938, next to Jesse James Service Station.)
On back: "The House where Jesse James was killed is on U.S. Highway 71-69 on the east edge of St. Joseph, Missouri, 1 mile south of highway 36."Made/Created
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PostcardDate made
1941Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Dimension Notes
Printsize: 3 ½" x 5½"