Franklin Roosevelt Visit to Tupelo Commemorative Button
Artifact IDMO 2025.7
Object Type
Button, Commemorative
Maker
St. Louis Button Co.
(American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Artist
Jacob Harrison Perskie
(American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Date1934
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback commemorative button. At the center of the white button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Above FDR’s head is the image of a red, white, and blue ribbon bow. To the sides and below the portrait is blue text that reads: “TUPELO, MISS. / NOV. 18,1934. / ROOSEVELT.”
The manufacturer's information is printed on the rim of the button and on a paper label on the reverse of the button.
Historical NoteOn November 18, 1934, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in Tupelo, Mississippi by train and were met by a crowd of over 75,000 people. The President and First Lady visited the city as part of a tour to view the electrification progress of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Tupelo was the first municipality to purchase electricity from the TVA.The manufacturer's information is printed on the rim of the button and on a paper label on the reverse of the button.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Michele and Ronnie Wise
Credit LineGift of Michele and Ronnie Wise
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.In Collection(s)
Not on view