JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-2 tab-content">
<img src="http://placehold.it/120x120" class="linkOne tab-pane fade in active" />
<img src="http://placehold.it/121x121" class="linkTwo tab-pane fade" />
</div>
<div class="col-md-10">
<ul class="nav nav-tabs" id="myTab">
<li class="dropdown active">
<a href="#" id="myTabDrop1" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Select a Link<b class="caret"></b>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
<li class="">
<a href=".linkOne" tabindex="-1" data-toggle="tab">Link #1</a>
</li>
<li class="">
<a href=".linkTwo" tabindex="-1" data-toggle="tab">Link #2</a>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<span class="tab-content">
<p class="tab-pane fade active in linkOne">Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Aenean suscipit metus in dui suscipit faucibus. Integer elementum dui vitae purus varius, sed vehicula nisl pharetra.</p>
<p class="tab-pane fade linkTwo">Donec libero mi, dictum et odio a, sollicitudin sagittis arcu. In suscipit velit sed lacus aliquet, eget posuere ligula egestas.</p>
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#myTab a[!#dropdown-toggle]').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
$(".tab-pane").hide();
$($(this).attr('href')).show();
});