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Harry S. Truman and Friends in Truman-Jacobson Haberdashery

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.)

Former President Harry S. Truman with Cyrus Eaton at Eaton's farm

On a tour of Acadia Farms in Northfield, Ohio, Cyrus Eaton (left), owner and financier, shows former President Harry S. Truman (right) a prize bull. The former President came to Cleveland, Ohio, to attend a fund-raising dinner for the library that is to hold his official papers. (Similar to 67-7212) From: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio

Cyrus Eaton and Former President Harry S. Truman at a Press Conference

Former President Harry S. Truman (seated before fireplace, right) came to Cleveland, Ohio, to attend a fund-raising dinner for the library that is to hold the former President's official papers. He is shown at a press conference with his host, financier Cyrus Eaton (on Truman's right), in the Greenbriar Suite in the Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. Others in the room are unidentified. (See 2005-84 and 85 and 70-952.) From: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio

Cyrus Eaton and Former President Harry S. Truman

Former President Harry S. Truman (right) came to Cleveland, Ohio, to attend a fund-raising dinner for the library that is to hold the former President's official papers. He is shown at a press conference with his host, financier Cyrus Eaton (left), in the Greenbriar Suite in the Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. From: The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio