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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.
Delaware Hunting and Trapping License Button, 1938
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Delaware Hunting and Trapping License Button, 1938

Object numberMO 1996.45.1
Name License, Sporting
Maker (American, 1892-1959)
Date1938
Mediumplastic (plastic (celluloid)), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback 1938 license button allowing for non-resident hunting and trapping in Delaware. Blue text on the yellow button reads: NON-RESIDENT / FULL TERM / HUNTING & TRAPPING / LICENSE / 16 / 1938 / DELAWARE.

The reverse of the button has a safety catch pin and a holder for tags. Also on the reverse, the manufacturer's information is stamped into the metal: THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. • NEWARK, N.J. • / PAT. 1633725.
Label TextThis Delaware hunting and trapping license button, and a similar one for fishing (see MO 1996.45.2), were sent to President Roosevelt in 1938 - along with accompanying paper licenses - by Leonard K. Yerker, President of Delaware's Board of Game and Fish Commissioners.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from PPF 267 - Fishing, FDR Library Archives.
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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