Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1932
Object numberMO 1948.80.37
Name
Button, Campaign
Artist
Jacob Harrison Perskie
(American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker
Bastian Brothers Company
(American, founded 1895)
Date1932
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), fabric
Dimensionspart a (button) Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
part b (folded ribbon) H 4 3/4 in x W 1 in (12.1 cm x 2.5 cm )
part b (folded ribbon) H 4 3/4 in x W 1 in (12.1 cm x 2.5 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Text above the portrait reads: THE FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN / ROOSEVELT. A union bug is printed along the lower edge. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
The button is pinned to a folded length of red, white, and blue striped grosgrain ribbon.
Label TextIn January 1931, FDR's aide Louis M. Howe and James A. Farley, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, formed "The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt" organization to promote FDR's candidacy for the presidency.The button is pinned to a folded length of red, white, and blue striped grosgrain ribbon.
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 SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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