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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 Fishing 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 Fishing License Button, 1938

Object numberMO 1996.45.2
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 fishing in Delaware. Black text on the white button reads: NON-RESIDENT / FULL TERM / FISHING 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 TextFranklin D. Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong fisherman. After his mobility became limited when he contracted polio in 1921, FDR spent a great deal of his leisure time either sailing or fishing. This Delaware fishing license button, and a similar one for hunting and trapping (see MO 1996.45.1), 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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