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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 Dime Pendant
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Dime Pendant

Artifact IDMO 1972.25
Object Type Pendant
Maker
Date1946
Mediumplastic, metal (silver, copper)
Dimensionsoverall H 1 5/8 in x W 1 1/2 in x D 1/4 in (4.1 cm x 3.8 cm x 0.6 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pendant in the form of a translucent red heart with a 1946 Roosevelt dime (its first year of issurance) inserted into the center. A metal loop for hanging is attached to the top of the heart.
Historical NoteThis pendant was sent to Eleanor Roosevelt in January 1947 by Gene G. Brooks, Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia. He made two of the pendants, one for his wife and the other for Mrs. Roosevelt "in remembrance of your late husband whom we loved so well."
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers - General Correspondence Series (1945-1947), FDR Library Archives, 1971.
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.
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