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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 Pin, ca. 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 Pin, ca. 1940

Artifact IDMO 1976.10
Object Type Pin, Campaign
Maker
Dateca. 1940
Mediummetal, rhinestones, fabric
Dimensionsoverall (pin: 1 3/4"h x 1 3/4"w) H 4 1/4 in x W 3 7/8 in (10.8 cm x 9.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA donkey-shaped pin, possibly from Franklin Roosevelt's 1940 campaign. The body of the silver-colored metal donkey is covered in clear rhinestones, with black rhinestones forming the eye and nose, and blue rhinestones forming the letter "R" on the body of the donkey. Suspended from the reverse of the pin, and hanging down below it, is a single length of folded red, white, and blue striped ribbon.
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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