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Jesse James' Guns

Updated Mar 25, 2024
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Jesse James' Guns
Jesse James' guns, one of which is being held by Vice President John Nance Garner, pointing at Senator Harry Truman of Missouri (who will later be President Harry Truman).

Senator Truman owned the guns. He bought them from the wife of a doctor in Southern Missouri. The doctor had treated Frank James, brother of Jesse and one of the James Gang, and Frank gave them to the doctor as payment. Frank said that Jesse had left the guns to him after being killed by the Pinkerton men.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Harris and Ewing
Date & Place: in Washington DC, District Of Columbia USA
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John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner was born on November 22, 1868. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Nance Garner.
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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman of Independence, Jackson County, MO was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, and died at age 88 years old in December 1972 in Independence. Harry Truman was buried in Independence.
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