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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.
Bryan and Sewall Campaign Bandana, 1896
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bryan and Sewall Campaign Bandana, 1896

Object numberMO 1956.21
Name Bandana
Maker
Date1896
Mediumfabric (cotton), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 18 in x W 18 in (45.7 cm x 45.7 cm )
DescriptionA jugate bandana from the campaign of William Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall. The white bandana has a blue border decorated with a scroll, vine, and circle design. At the center of the bandana are oval illustrated portraits of Bryan (left) and Sewall (right), each within a patriotic stars and stripes shield, and against a backdrop of crossed flags with the image of a coin at the cross point. Black text above and below the portraits reads: FREE COINAGE / 1896 / TARIFF FOR / REVENUE ONLY / 16 TO 1 / FOR PRESIDENT / WILLIAM J. BRYAN OF NEBRASKA / FOR VICE PRESIDENT / ARTHUR SEWALL OF MAINE.
Label TextWilliam Jennings Bryan and Arthur Sewall were the Democratic Party's unsuccessful presidential and vice presidential candidates in 1896.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum 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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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