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Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940

Object numberMO 1941.13.89
Name Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), metal, fabric
Dimensionspart a (overall) H 2 in x W 7/8 in (5.1 cm x 2.2 cm )
 part b (button) Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
DescriptionA round pinback button from Franklin Roosevelt's campaign. White text on a dark blue background reads: ROOSEVELT. A union bug is printed along the rim of the button. Attached to the reverse of the button, and hanging down below it, is a small, rectangular, silver-colored Virgin Mary religious medal and a folded light blue ribbon.
Additional Details
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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