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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 Button, ca. 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1936

Artifact IDMO 1975.149
Object Type Button, Campaign
Maker (American, founded ca. 1890)
Dateca. 1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign button, possibly from the 1936 campaign. At the center of the white button is a blue and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie drawing of the head and shoulders of FDR. Encircling the image is blue text that reads: THE RAILROAD MEN'S CHOICE / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
Additional Details
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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