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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.
William J. Bryan Campaign Button, 1896
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

William J. Bryan Campaign Button, 1896

Object numberMO 1945.58.16
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American)
Date1896
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of the white button is a black and white halftone portrait of William Jennings Bryan. Red text above and below the image reads: VICTORY 1896 / W. J. BRYAN.
Label TextWilliam Jennings Bryan was the Democratic Party's unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1896.

This button was sent to President Roosevelt on February 2, 1945 by Walter L. Hamilton, Sr. of Anniston, Alabama.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 10, 1945. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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