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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 Lapel Tab, 1940
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Lapel Tab, 1940

Object numberMO 2002.16.3
Name Button, Campaign
Maker
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall H 1 1/2 in x Diam 7/8 in (3.8 cm x 2.2 cm )
DescriptionAn unused round lapel tab from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. On a red background is a broad white cross with a blue vertical center band featuring a white star at the top. Blue text, running horizontally across the white center and bordered with thin blue lines above and below, reads: ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer's information and a union bug are printed on the tab.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stephen Kovacs
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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