License plate attachment, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936
name: label: associated person
content: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Honorable Michael V. DiSalle in memory of Thomas H. Williams
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.305360.89
label: catalog number
content: 305360.89
label: accession number
content: 305360
objectType: label: Object Name
content: License Plate Attachment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: inorganic material (unspecified) (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: red, white, blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 5 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 13.97 cm