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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 Banner, 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Banner, 1936

Artifact IDMO 2014.4
Object Type Banner, Promotional
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Printer (American, founded ca. 1926)
Date1936
Mediumfabric (oilcloth), wood
Dimensionsoverall H 59 1/4 in x W 39 in (150.5 cm x 99.1 cm )
Physical DescriptionAn oversized campaign banner. At the center of the white poster is a black and white reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt within a red, white, and blue stars and stripes circular border. Text above and below the image reads: A Gallant leader / ROOSEVELT. The banner is edged with a red border that has a white-on-blue star in each bottom corner. A New York union bug is in the lower left corner. The manufacturer's information is printed in the lower right corner: Patent No. 1,713,082 / Sweeney Litho Co., Belleville, N.J. Attached to the top and bottom of the banner are squared wooden rods.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of James Nellis
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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