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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.
Inaugural Delegation Badge, 1933
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Inaugural Delegation Badge, 1933

Object numberMO 2006.518.6
Name Badge, Political
Maker (American, 1892-1959)
Date1933
Mediumfabric, metal, cardstock
Dimensionspart a (badge) H 6 in x W 2 1/2 in (15.2 cm x 6.4 cm )
 part b (backer) H 6 1/2 in x W 3 in (16.5 cm x 7.6 cm )
DescriptionA ribbon badge from the March 4, 1933 inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt and John Garner. The length of fabric ribbon has three vertical bands in red, white, and blue. Gilt text imprinted on the ribbon reads: DELEGATION TO / ROOSEVELT / AND / GARNER / INAUGURAL / 1933. Pinned to the top of the ribbon is a dark blue, satin-covered bar with gold text that reads: MASSACHUSETTS. Suspended from the bar is a small red, white, and blue American flag ribbon from which hangs a black and white photographic headshot of FDR within a round, brass-colored metal frame. The manufacturer’s information is stamped on the reverse of the photo frame, and also found on a rectangular paper sticker on the reverse of the ribbon.

The badge is attached to its original white cardstock backer.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the Louis McHenry Howe Personal Papers - Inauguration Materials, FDR Library Archives, 2006.
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)
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