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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1936

Object numberMO 1975.149
Maker (American, founded ca. 1890)
Dateca. 1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback campaign button, possibly from the 1936 campaign. At the center of the white button is a blue and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie drawing of the head and shoulders of FDR. Encircling the image is blue text that reads: THE RAILROAD MEN'S CHOICE / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Additional DetailsUse Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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