Inaugural Button, 1941
Artifact IDMO 1948.80.35.1
Object Type
Button, Commemorative
Maker
Unknown
Date1941
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button from the January 20, 1941 presidential inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. At the center of the white button is a blue circle inside which is a color image of the Great Seal of the United States. Red text above and below the seal reads: CAPITOL / 1941.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1948
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
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.In Collection(s)
Not on view