Clothing trade

Harry S. Truman and friends in the haberdashery at 104 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri. L to R: Harry S. Truman, Francis Berry, Mike Flynn, and Kelsey Cravens. This is Truman as a young man in the clothing store he and Eddie Jacobson owned. The name of the store was the Truman and Jacobson Haberdashery, located at l2th and Baltimore (104 West 12th) Kansas City, Missouri The store was opened in l919 and it failed in 1921. Donor: Montgomery Foto Service (this a copy, not the copyright property of Montgomery).

An interior view of the Truman & Jacobson Haberdashery at 104 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. In the store, left to right, are: Harry S. Truman; Francis Berry (a corporal in the 129th); Mike Flynn (a Lieutenant in Battery "D"); and Kelsey Cravens (a friend of Truman). The store served as a gathering place for men of the 129th Field Artillery from November, 1919 to 1922. Edward Jacobson, who was a sergeant in Truman's Battery, was the President's partner until the boys "went broke" in 1922. (See also 82-153.)

Interior of clothing store at Westport, Kansas City, Missouri (at 39th and Main) owned by Eddie Jacobson. It is called Westport Men's Wear Company. Mr. Jacobson used to be in the haberdashery business with Harry S. Truman.

Exterior of the haberdashery store owned by Harry S. Truman and Eddie Jacobson from 1919-1922. The writing at the bottom states "G. Hayman - Window Trimmer". He may have been the person who designed the display windows. From the Truman home.