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Roosevelt Campaign Button and Ribbon, 1932
Artifact IDMO 2006.518.5
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Geraghty and Company
(American)
Date1932
Mediumpaint on metal (tin), fabric (satin?)
Dimensionspart a (button) Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
part b (badge) H 4 1/4 in x W 1 5/8 in (10.8 cm x 4.1 cm )
part b (badge) H 4 1/4 in x W 1 5/8 in (10.8 cm x 4.1 cm )
Physical Description(a) A round pinback campaign button. At the center of a white button is a black and white halftone left-facing profile portrait of the head and shoulders of FDR. Text above the portrait reads: THE FRIENDS OF FRANKLIN / ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the reverse of the button.
(b) A white satin ribbon at the top of which the above FDR campaign button (a) is inserted. Gilt lettering imprinted on the ribbon reads: LOWELL / MASSACHUSETTS / DEMOCRATIC / State Convention / CITY / 1932. A safety pin is attached to the reverse of the ribbon.
Historical NoteIn January 1931, FDR's aide Louis M. Howe and James A. Farley, chair of the New York State Democratic Party, formed "The Friends of Franklin Roosevelt" organization to promote FDR's candidacy for the presidency.(b) A white satin ribbon at the top of which the above FDR campaign button (a) is inserted. Gilt lettering imprinted on the ribbon reads: LOWELL / MASSACHUSETTS / DEMOCRATIC / State Convention / CITY / 1932. A safety pin is attached to the reverse of the ribbon.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
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