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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.
National Recovery Administration (NRA) Consumer Needlepoint
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

National Recovery Administration (NRA) Consumer Needlepoint

Object numberMO 1970.133
Name Needlepoint
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1935
Mediumfabric (cotton), thread
Dimensionsoverall H 9 in x W 8 in (22.9 cm x 20.3 cm )
DescriptionA needlework piece featuring the National Recovery Administration (NRA) Blue Eagle logo. Embroidered on a piece of off-white fabric is the blue eagle symbol consisting of a solid blue eagle holding a gear in its right talon and bolts of lightning in its left talon, and the words "NRA / CONSUMER / U.S. / WE DO OUR PART" in red and blue text above, across, and below the eagle.
Label TextOriginally intended for Eleanor Roosevelt, the maker of this needlepoint, Agnes Biehler Rouleau, sent it to the FDR Library in 1964. She had created the piece in the 1930s, developing the pattern for the needlework herself.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Agnes Biehler Rouleau in 1964.
Credit LineGift of Agnes Biehler Rouleau
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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