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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.
Franklin Roosevelt Inauguration Commemorative Pennant, 1941
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Franklin Roosevelt Inauguration Commemorative Pennant, 1941

Artifact IDMO 2004.14.4
Object Type Pennant, Commemorative
Maker
Dateca. 1941
Mediumfabric (felt), paint
Dimensionsoverall (without streamers) H 5 3/4 in x W 11 1/2 in (14.6 cm x 29.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA multicolor commemorative pennant from the January 20, 1937 inauguration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John N. Garner. The deep brown, triangular felt pennant sits horizontally. On the left side are illustrated portraits of Roosevelt and Garner within a patriotic surround featuring an eagle, American flags, and a stars and stripes shield. White text to the right of the portraits reads: “INAUGURATION 1937 / WASHINGTON, D.C.”

The left edge of the pennant is bordered with white felt and a pair of red streamers.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the FDR Library by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in 2004.
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
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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