Anti-Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940
Object numberMO 1976.46.155
Name
Button, Campaign
Maker
St. Louis Button Co.
(American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback slogan button. Dark blue text on a white background reads: FINANCIAL / DEBAUCHERY / RUN-RIOT. When read vertically, the first letter for each word spells out: FDR. The manufacturer's information and a union bug are printed on a paper insert on the reverse of the button.
Additional DetailsCredit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
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