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James-Younger book author Paul Saeli wants more Columbia information By Ed Waggener ed@columbiamagazine.com Author Paul Saeli of West Seneca, NY, is researching a book about the James-Younger gang which will emphasize their activity in Kentucky. "The Columbia robbery is one of my primary interests," he writes, and sends a few photographs he has collected of early images of the town square. He is interested in determining where certain buildings are located. Any help from ColumbiaMagazine.com readers will be greatly appreciated. I also went to the head of the stream, so to speak, to ask Jesse James authority Charles Grimsley, about where the bank the boys robbed was located. He says it faced Burkesville Street, and would have been located about where the interest to Delmer Upchurch's Dollar Basement in his Russell & Co. business was located. "It was a little white frame building," Mr. Grimsley said. "It was about 18 feet deep x 20 feet wide and had a front which was about 20 feet high. It was a tiny building," he said. Mr. Grimsley has tried to get a photograph of the building. "So far," he says, "We haven't been able to locate one. Not even Joe Moore can find a photograph of one in his museum." He did say that he might be able to get Joe Moore to draw one from the descriptions. Mr. Moore has contributed some excellent pen-and-ink drawings of the Adair County Courthouse, and his courthouse steeple is an unofficial logo for the whole community. Paul Saeli photo run has already begun We've already posted one of the photographs, captioned "Jesse James Gang historian shares photo of Old Russell Building." And it has already drawn this comment from Ann Heskamp Curtis, who wrote, "Thanks to Mr. Saeli for sending the photo of the Russell Building. What a great picture! I wonder approximately what year it was taken...I tried to determine bylooking at the cars and attheclothing worn by people in the picture. We know, at least, that it was after 1909 when the building was constructed." She added, "I'll be looking forward to other old photos Mr. Saeli is sending, and to reading his book on the James Gang when it is finished." More photos will be published and linked to this article. And let everyone know when Mr. Saeli publishes the book. Another Bryan Gaskins aerial photograph of the building where the Bank of Columbia building which was robbed will be posted soon. Please send any information to: pbsaeli@juno.com, or, if you wish to share it first with ColumbiaMagazine.com readers, send to: ed@columbiamagazine.com. This story was posted on 2005-10-16 13:18:22
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