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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.
Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1932
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1932

Object numberMO 1947.93.150
Artist (photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American)
Date1932
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm )

DescriptionA round pinback campaign picture button. At the center of a white button is a black and white reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Just visible in the lower left of the button is text that reads: Franklin / Delano / Roosevelt. The manufacturer's information is printed on a label inserted on the reverse of the button.

Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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