Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman Items, ca. 1945-1946
- Title:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt and Truman Items, ca. 1945-1946
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Medalist:
- Sinnock, John Ray (1888-1947)
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., American (1882-1945), President
Truman, Harry S., American (1884-1972), President
- Date:
- ca. 1945-1946
- Election Date:
- 1944
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0120
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0120_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
costume by form
portraits
coins (money)
medals
ephemera (general object genre)
clippings (information artifacts)
decorative art (art genre)
key rings
Medallions (Medals)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Striking (metalworking)
Copper alloy
Halftone - Subject:
- Medallions (Medals)
Portraits
Coins
Medals
Pendants (Jewelry)
Clippings
Keyrings
Truman, Harry S.
Commemoratives
Roosevelt, Franklin D.
Politics
Events
Inaugurations
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Fasces
Deaths
Mourning
Women
Sailing ships
Tombstones
Shields
Wreaths
Oak branches
Hyde Park, New York
Historic house museums
Conferences
Savannah, Georgia
Monetary policy
Birds - Measurement:
- 30.48 x 40.64 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage contains two Roosevelt 1945 inaugural medallions
four memorial items (one medallion, two medals, and one keychain)
a 1945 Harry Truman inaugural medallion
two 1946 Roosevelt dimes
and three clippings from a secondary source reproducing inauguration-related photographs. One memorial medal was issued in association with the March 1946 International Monetary Conference held in Savannah, Georgia. - Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.