mudwerks:
(via Jesse James: A Rare Cabinet Photo Version His Famous Image | Lot #44012 | Heritage Auctions)
Jesse James: A Rare Cabinet Photo Version His Famous Image Dressed as a Quantrill Guerilla. This classic image is on a mount from Mitchell of Kansas City, Missouri, and matches the other cabinet of Jesse found in the Zink collection. It was originally in ambrotype form, taken on July 10, 1864, at Platte City, Missouri, following Jesse’s first engagement with Quantrill. Note that Jesse was not left-handed, but the original ambrotype was a reversed image. Period ink identification reads “Jesse W. James at age 19. In uniform of Guerillas…”
