Friends and associates

Bluma (Mrs. Eddie) Jacobson and Edward "Eddie" Jacobson stand facing each other. Others are unidentified. Eddie Jacobson is Harry S. Truman's friend and former business partner. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Left to Right: Bluma Jacobson, Edward "Eddie" Jacobson, and a group of unidentified men look at a book possibly having to do with the founding of the new nation of Israel. Eddie Jacobson was Harry S. Truman's friend and former business partner. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Edward "Eddie" Jacobson, President Truman's friend and Kansas City businessman, greets unidentified people from the newly founded nation of Israel. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Eddie Jacobson talks with Vice President Alben W. Barkley outside at an airport. Another similar photo is 2008-271. Eddie Jacobson was a friend and former business partner of Harry S. Truman. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Eddie Jacobson and Vice-President Alben W. Barkley stand talking in chilly weather near an airplane that has just landed. Photo 2008-272 is a closeup of this photo. Eddie Jacobson was a friend and former business partner of Harry S. Truman. From: Elinor Borenstine. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Bluma and Eddie Jacobson, center, prepare for a toast with unidentified others. Occasion unknown. From: Elinor Borenstine.

This is a nighttime photo of Westport Men's Wear Company owned by Eddie Jacobson. It was at the corner of 39th and Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. The sign over the door reads, "Arrow Shirts" and below that, "Botany 500." The signs above the awnings are the same both left and right. They read, "Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes" and "Eddie Jacobson." A daytime photo is 2008-269. Photo 2008-277 shows an interior view. From: Elinor Borenstine. Donor: Elinor Borenstine, daughter of Eddie Jacobson.

Portrait of Eddie Jacobson. He was a friend and former business partner of Harry S. Truman. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Eddie Jacobson, former business partner and friend of Harry S. Truman, addresses a B'nai B'rith convention. The banner behind him reads, "District Grand Lodge 2; B'nai B'rith; 97th Annual Men's Convention; 16th Annual Women's Convention." Others in the photo are unidentified. From: Elinor Borenstine. From: Elinor Borenstine.

Left to Right: Eddie Jacobson, John A. "Jack" Smith, Special Assistant Governmental Affairs, Continental Airlines, and former President Harry S. Truman. They stand beside a Continental Airlines plane they will all take to Denver for one of Mr. Truman's fundraising speeches on behalf of the Harry S. Truman Library. From: Elinor Borenstine.