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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.
Grover Cleveland Campaign Ribbon, 1892
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Grover Cleveland Campaign Ribbon, 1892

Artifact IDMO 1944.136.22.1
Object Type Ribbon, Campaign
Maker
Date1892
Mediumfabric, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 6 7/8 in x W 2 1/2 in (17.5 cm x 6.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA woven campaign ribbon. On an off-white background is a printed black and white portrait of Grover Cleveland. Above and below the portrait, in gold lettering, is the message: VICTORY. / ATLANTIC CITY, 1892.
Historical NoteGrover Cleveland was the Democratic Party's successful presidential candidate in 1892.

This 1892 campaign ribbon was sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Margaret S. Allen of Camden, New Jersey.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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