The first public re-enactment of the 1869 James Boys robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association was presented by the Gallatin Chamber of Commerce.

A reenactment of the 1969 bank robbery by outlaws Frank & Jesse James was performed at the southwest corner of the Gallatin, MO, business square. Here Jesse James, portrayed by Wm. Spence Elbert, and Frank James portrayed by Phil Tate, pause before props in front of the Western Auto Store at the southwest corner of the business square, the authentic site of the bank robbery.

Jesse James was portrayed by Wm. Spence Elbert and Frank James by Phil Tate.