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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 Cap, 1932
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Cap, 1932

Object numberMO 1947.93.191
Date1932
Mediumpaint on fabric (oilcloth)
Dimensionsoverall (laying flat) H 4 1/8 in x W 11 7/8 in x D 3/8 in (10.5 cm x 30.2 cm x 1 cm )

DescriptionA painted cap from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. The cap, similar in style to a garrison cap, has a wide blue band at the top of both sides, with the remainder of the background in black. Identical white text on both sides of the cap reads: ROOSEVELT / FOR / PRESIDENT.
Label TextThis cap was given to President Roosevelt by Merrill Courtney Lynch of Alexandria, Virginia.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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