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Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1936

Object numberMO 1976.18.3
Photographer (American, 1905 - 1977)
Dateca. 1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback button, possibly from the 1936 campaign. At the center of the white button is a circular black and white halftone Harris & Ewing 1933 photographic headshot of FDR, copyrighted at the bottom of the image: © H-E. Black text above and below the portrait reads: MAN OF THE HOUR / PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. Running along the left edge of the button is a red, white, and blue patriotic flag banner design.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Leslie Rosenfeld
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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