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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.
Pillowcase Set with National Recovery Administration (NRA) Member Sticker
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Pillowcase Set with National Recovery Administration (NRA) Member Sticker

Object numberMO 2014.11
Maker (American textile manufacturer, 1836 - 1983)
Date1934-1935
Mediumfabric (cotton), ribbon, paper, ink
Dimensionsoverall (packaged set) H 6 3/4 in x W 11 1/4 in (17.1 cm x 28.6 cm )

DescriptionA packaged set of two white percale pillowcases tied together with two lavender-colored ribbons. On the front of the package are three sticker labels. One of the stickers, a round one, features the National Recovery Administration (NRA) Blue Eagle Member logo. Below it, a rectangular sticker has printed black text that reads: FINE PERCALE / ALL COMBED YARD. Below that is the manufacturer’s label, oval in shape, which has various color illustrations including two soldiers on horseback outside red and white striped sentry boxes. Text on the manufacturer's label reads: CANNON / LAVENLAWN / PILLOW CASES / 45x40½ / TORN SIZE BEFORE HEMMING / COPYRIGHT 1929 CANNON MILLS, INC.

The same three sticker labels are also adhered to the reverse side of the package.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Janet A. Albrecht in 2014.
Credit LineGift of Janet A. Albrecht
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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