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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.
Presidential Inaugural Guest Badges, 1941
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Presidential Inaugural Guest Badges, 1941

Object numberMO 1948.80.17.1-11
Name Badge, Political
Maker (American, founded 1931)
Date1941
Mediumfabric, metal
Dimensionsoverall (each) H 5 1/4 in x W 2 3/8 in x D 1/4 in (13.3 cm x 6 cm x 0.6 cm )
DescriptionA group of eleven identical ribbon badges from the January 20, 1941 inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt and Henry Wallace. Each length of fabric ribbon has three vertical bands in red, white, and blue. Gold text imprinted on the ribbons reads: GUEST / 39TH / INAUGURAL / ★ / FRANKLIN D. / ROOSEVELT / HENRY A. WALLACE / ★ ★ / JANUARY 20 / 1941. Pinned to the top of each badge is a gilt metal eagle clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons.

The manufacturer's information is stamped in gold on the reverse of the ribbons: MIDWEST BADGE MPLS.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1948
Credit LineGift of Eleanor 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)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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