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Roosevelt Campaign Pin, 1936

Object numberMO 1999.42
Maker (American, founded ca. 1930)
Date1936
Mediumenamel on sterling silver, cardstock
Dimensionsobject (pin) H 5/8 in x W 1/2 in (1.6 cm x 1.3 cm )
overall (backer) H 2 5/8 in x W 1 5/8 in (6.7 cm x 4.1 cm )

DescriptionA sterling silver pin from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. The shield-shaped patriotic pin has a solid blue section at the top, plain silver at the center, and red and silver vertical stripes in the bottom section. Silver and blue text on the pin reads: MEMBER / L★A★Co★ / ROOSEVELT / CAMPAIGN COM. The pin is attached to a small, white cardstock backer printed with the manufacturer's name, logo, and information. Vertically written in ink on the left side of the backer: Exhibit #4.

Label TextThis pin was issued by the Los Angeles County Roosevelt Campaign Committee.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers: Series 190, 1936 Fl-Fu (Ford), FDR Library Archives, 1999.
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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