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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. 1940
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. 1940

Artifact IDMO 1975.120.7
Object Type Button, Campaign
Artist (American photographer and artist, 1865-1941)
Maker (American, 1893 - ca.1948)
Dateca. 1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 7/8 in (2.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback campaign button. At the center of the white button is a black and white halftone reproduction of a Jacob H. Perskie pencil drawing of the head and shoulders of Franklin Roosevelt. Above and below the image is black text that reads: ROOSEVELT / FOR PRESIDENT. The manufacturer's information is printed on the rim of the button.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Paul Perlin
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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