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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.
The Spirit of the Gift: Gifts of State and AffectionFriday, April 24, 2015 - Sunday, January 3, 2016

This special exhibition examined the gifts of affection and state gifts from around the world received by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency. The exhibit featured impressive and unusual artifacts from the FDR Library's Museum collection.

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Aircraft Wing Carving
MO 1943.119.10
Stefan Grzemski
1942
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Alligator Desk Piece
MO 1944.136.10
Unknown
1944
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Animation Cel from The Pointer
MO 1941.3.77
Walt Disney Productions (The Walt Disney Company)
1939
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Aquamarine Stone
MO 1947.115.1
Gustav Reitbauer
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Aztec Calendar Stone Sculpture
MO 1943.119.2
Unknown
ca. 1942
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Babylonian Cuneiform Tablet
MO 1946.29.3
Unknown
2350 B.C.
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Beaded Gauntlet Gloves
MO 1941.10.39
Unknown
ca. 20th century
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Bear Fur Gloves
MO 2001.8.2a,b
Unknown
ca. 1945
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Bell of San Michele
MO 1945.70.5
Giuseppe Di Pietro
ca. 1944
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Big Bend National Park Ceremonial Pen
MO 1941.12.18
Unknown
1939
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Box of Russian Cigarettes
MO 2004.11.5
Dukat Tobacco Company
ca. 1945
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Braille Nameplate
MO 1944.112.7
Anthony E. Septinelli
ca. 1944
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