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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.
Vive Roosevelt! Handkerchief
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Vive Roosevelt! Handkerchief

Object numberMO 1941.10.5
Name Handkerchief
Maker
Date1939
Mediumfabric (linen), wood, glass, paper
Dimensionsframe H 5 3/4 in x W 5 3/4 in x D 3/8 in (14.6 cm x 14.6 cm x 1 cm )
DescriptionA white linen handkerchief onto which has been embroidered "Vive Roosevelt!" in black thread in one corner. The handkerchief has been folded up and framed under glass (with the message visible) in a small, black wood frame with gilt inner trim. Framed with the handkerchief is a small printed note that reads: These handkerchiefs were sold / in Paris at the Maison de Blanc / following the last message of / President Roosevelt to Hitler / May 13, 1939. An adhesive sticker on the reverse of the frame has the number: D-26-4.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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