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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 Campaign Button, ca. 1936
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Roosevelt Campaign Button, ca. 1936

Artifact IDMO 1975.100.7
Object Type Button, Campaign
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American, founded 1895)
Dateca. 1936
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback button, possibly from the 1936 campaign. At the center of the gold-colored button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a 1932 Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of FDR. Above and below the image is black text that reads: PRESIDENT / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The manufacturer is not indicated on the button.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Gary Hong
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.
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