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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.
Donkey Head Stone
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Donkey Head Stone

Artifact IDMO 1941.13.80
Object Type Material, Worked
Maker
Mediumstone
Dimensionsoverall H 2 1/2 in x W 6 1/4 in x D 5 1/8 in (6.4 cm x 15.9 cm x 13 cm )
Physical DescriptionA piece of igneous rock (possibly red obsidian) which has been cut and partially polished. The flat, polished portion of the reddish-brown stone has a natural black marking and light-colored veining that resembles of a donkey's head. The remainder of the rock has been left in its natural state.
Historical NoteCalvin E. Bradbury of Beverly, Grant County, Washington found, cut, and polished this stone. Grant, who had been a Democratic Committeeman in his county for 20 years, sent the polished stone to Franklin D. Roosevelt in November 1940 as evidence of a "precinct being so 'solidly' democratic that even the rocks come out with the democratic emblem."
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 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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