Roosevelt Campaign Buttons, 1920
Artifact IDMO 1976.43
Object Type
Button, Campaign
Maker
Unknown
Date1920
Mediumplastic (celluloid), paper, metal, ribbon
Dimensionsbuttons only Diam 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm )
buttons with ribbons H 3 1/8 in x W 1 1/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm )
buttons with ribbons H 3 1/8 in x W 1 1/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA group of 354 identical round pinback campaign buttons. At the center of each button is a grayscale photographic headshot of FDR. Around the white perimeter of the button is black text that reads: FOR VICE PRESIDENT / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A union bug is printed along the bottom edge of the button.
Attached to the reverse of some of the buttons are three short lengths of ribbon in red, white, and blue that hang down below the buttons.
Historical NoteIn 1920, FDR was the Democratic Party’s candidate for Vice President of the United States on a ticket headed by Ohio Governor James M. Cox.Attached to the reverse of some of the buttons are three short lengths of ribbon in red, white, and blue that hang down below the buttons.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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.In Collection(s)
Not on view
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