Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1940
Artifact IDMO 1976.46.209
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Artist
Jacob Harrison Perskie
(photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker
St. Louis Button Co.
(American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a grayscale reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Curving below the image is FDR's name in black, "ROOSEVELT," flanked by illustrated laurel leaf branches. Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jerome K. Wilcox
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
In Collection(s)
Not on view