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Rare CDV of Wild West Outlaw Jim Younger Rare CDV of Wild West Outlaw Jim Younger

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Rare CDV of Wild West Outlaw Jim Younger Rare CDV of Wild West Outlaw Jim Younger
<B>Rare CDV of Wild West Outlaw Jim Younger</B></I> taken (as noted on the back) Christmas of 1875. Born in Missouri in 1848, Jim joined the Confederate Army during the Civil War with his brother Cole and eventually joined Quantrill's Raiders in 1864. Jim was later captured by Union troops and imprisoned until the end of the war. After which, he tried various professions, including horse ranching, until joining the James-Younger gang (founded by his brother Cole along with Frank and Jesse James) in 1873. After his brother John was killed by Pinkerton agents in 1874, Jim left the gang and moved to California, working at a ranch in San Luis Obispo. This is most likely where this photo was taken. <BR><BR>Jim Younger should have stayed in California, but he returned to the gang in time for the ill-fated bank job in Northfield, Minnesota on September 7, 1876- a day that would change the course of his life. The bank teller refused to open the vault and was killed by gang member Charlie Pitts. The townspeople sniffed out what was happening and a gun battle erupted. When it was over, Clell Miller and Bill Chadwell were dead in the street, Charlie Pitts was shot in the ankle and shoulder, Frank James was shot in the leg, and the Youngers were all wounded. The James boys headed back to Missouri. The Youngers and Pitts ended up in Madelia, Minnesota, where a posse killed Pitts. The Youngers surrendered and were given 25-year sentences in prison. Jim had part of his jaw shot off in the altercation, though. By all accounts, Jim was a model prisoner and was finally paroled in 1901. He fell in love and became engaged to Alix Mueller. Because of the terms of his parole, he couldn't marry her. He committed suicide on October 19, 1902. <BR><BR>This incredibly rare photo has been published in <I>Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend</B></I> by Ted P. Yeatman. It originally came from the Morrow family album. The Morrows were family friends of both the James and Younger families in Missouri. The <I>carte de visite</B></I> is sepia-toned and shows a respectable-appearing Jim Younger seated at a table, sporting a pretty fine pair of mutton chops. The condition is choice with a just a small bit of damage to the photo at the upper left corner, away from the image of Younger, and with no paper loss. A rare opportunity to own an original image of this legendary "hero/villain" of the Wild West.