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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 Poster, 1928
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Poster, 1928

Artifact IDMO 1942.192.118
Date1928
Mediumcardstock, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 14 in (55.9 cm x 35.6 cm )

Physical DescriptionA 1928 New York governorship campaign poster. At the center of beige background is a sepia tone photographic headshot of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A union bug is in the lower right corner of the portrait. Brown text above and below the image reads: ★ FOR GOVERNOR ★ / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / KEEP GOOD GOVERNMENT. Printed along the bottom of the poster is a union bug and the printer's information: M. B. BROWN PRINTING & BINDING CO., N.Y.
Historical NoteIn 1928, FDR was the Democratic Party’s successful candidate for governor of New York.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941-1942. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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