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Roosevelt Campaign Button, 1936
Artifact IDMO 1947.93.158
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Bastian Brothers Company
(American, founded 1895)
Date1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. On a black background is a black and white halftone photographic headshot of FDR. Encircling the image is white text that reads: FOR PRESIDENT / FRANKIN D. ROOSEVELT. A union bug is printed at the bottom of the button and the manufacturer's information is printed on the rim.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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