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New York State Senate Campaign Button, 1912

Object numberMO 1951.14.1.2
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1912
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. On a white background is a black and white photographic image of Franklin D. Roosevelt at center, encircled by black text that reads: FOR STATE SENATOR / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
Label TextIn 1912, FDR ran successfully for a second term in the New York State Senate. This campaign button is on display in the RISING POLITICAL STAR exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Margaret L. Suckley
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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