Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1940
Artifact IDMO 1950.24.7
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Unknown
Dateca. 1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback picture button, possibly from the 1940 campaign. At the center of the white button is a black and white halftone photographic image of Franklin Roosevelt encircled by a red, white, and blue patriotic stars and stripes border.
Historical NoteThis button was sent to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt by Mrs. Albert G. Peter of Germantown, Pennsylvania.Additional Details
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)
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