Object Details
- associated person
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
- Description
- Before paper bumper stickers were invented, cars were decorated with metal bumper signs or license plate attachments. This license plate attachment promoting the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was probably issued during his second campaign in 1936 when he defeated Republican Alf Landon, governor of Kansas. FDR was re-elected two more times in 1940 and 1944.
- Credit Line
- Honorable Michael V. DiSalle in memory of Thomas H. Williams
- ID Number
- PL.305360.89
- catalog number
- 305360.89
- accession number
- 305360
- Object Name
- License Plate Attachment
- Physical Description
- inorganic material (unspecified) (overall material)
- red, white, blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 5 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 13.97 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- Record ID
- nmah_494260
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-effb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
