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Roosevelt and Hershey Campaign Button, 1940
Artifact IDMO 1976.4.2
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Unknown
Date1940
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 in (2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA round pinback coat-tail button from the campaigns of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hershey. At the center of the white button are black and white halftone photographic portraits of FDR (left) and Hershey (right). Black text encircling the images reads: LET'S KEEP DEMOCRACY / ROOSEVELT & HERSHEY.Historical NoteThis 1940 campaign button features presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt and Harry B. Hershey, the Democratic Party’s unsuccessful candidate for governor of Illinois.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Stanley King
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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