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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.
Roosevet and Lehman Campaign Button, 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevet and Lehman Campaign Button, 1936

Object numberMO 1975.137.2
Maker (American)
Date1936
Mediummetal (tin), paint
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman. At the center of the white button is a logo in blue featuring the illustration of shaking hands in front of a gear. The image is encircled by red text that reads: AMERICAN LABOR PARTY / ROOSEVELT-LEHMAN. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Label TextThis 1936 campaign button features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert H. Lehman, the Democratic Party’s successful candidate for reelection for governor of New York.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Robert Fratkin and Norman Loewenstern
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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