Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
988.592.086 |
Object Name |
Button, Promotional |
Description |
Circular red, white, and blue button promoting the Better Housing Program, which was a part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal Federal Housing Administration. The perimeter of the button is red, and along it is "Better Housing Program" in white lettering, with a white star after each word. In the center is a white circle, and in this circle is a blue house. Under the house, on a blue rectangle, is "Federal Housing Administration" in white. The back is stamped, "Geraghty & Company 30359 W. Lake St. Chicago, U.S.A" in blue lettering. There is a straight metal pin on the back. |
People |
Hayworth, Sophie Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 |
Search Terms |
Button Better Housing Program Sophie Hayworth Collection New Deal Federal Housing Administration Great Depression National Housing Act 1934 |
Subjects |
United States. Federal Housing Administration |
Collection |
Hayworth Collection (Buttons, Pins, and Badges Collection) |
Title |
Better Housing Program |
Accession number |
988.592 |