Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1936
Object numberMO 1975.175.2
Name
Button, Campaign
Artist
Jacob Harrison Perskie
(American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker
Green Duck Company
(American, 1906-2004)
Date1936
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of the white button is a blue and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Above and below the portrait is white and blue text that reads: ROOSEVELT / LABOR'S NON PARTISAN LEAGUE OF MILWAUKEE. Encircling the edge of the button are white stars on a blue border. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Additional DetailsCredit LineGift of Merrill Berman
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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