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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 Lapel Tab, 1940
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Lapel Tab, 1940

Artifact IDMO 1975.123.24
Object Type Button, Campaign
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Date1940
Mediumpaint on metal (tin)
Dimensionsoverall H 1 3/8 in x W 7/8 in (3.5 cm x 2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round campaign lapel tab. The tab consists of three horizontal bands in red, white, and blue overlayed at the center with a blue and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt within a white circle. White and blue text encircling the image reads (clockwise from the left): UAW / FORWARD WITH / CIO / LABOR'S CHOICE. The manufacturer's information and several union bugs are printed on the tab.
Historical NoteThis button was issued by the United Auto Workers (UAW).
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Errol Leslie and Gary Smith
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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