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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.
Victory Eagle Bookends
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Victory Eagle Bookends

Object numberMO 1942.348.28-29
Name Bookend
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1942
Mediumwood (mahogany)
Dimensionsoverall (each bookend) H 7 1/4 in x W 6 in x D 3 3/8 in (18.4 cm x 15.2 cm x 8.6 cm )
DescriptionA pair of wood bookends carved from solid pieces of Santo Domingo mahogany. Each of the bookends features an eagle with outspread wings perched on a log. On the underside of one of the bookends is a printed sticker with the manufacturer's information and a partially-illegible description of the wood used for the bookends.
Label TextCharles M. Gans of West Indies Mahogany, Inc. in San Juan, Puerto Rico was inspired to design this pair of victory eagle bookends after hearing a speech made by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gans sent the bookends to FDR in February 1942, and the speech he refers to in the letter that accompanied the bookends may be the "Day of Infamy" speech delivered by FDR on December 8, 1941 following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
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