Clock, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934

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Object Details

depicted (sitter)

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano

Description

The clock’s face features a small mechanical figure of President Franklin D. Roosevelt mixing a cocktail, a reference to the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. He is supported by figures of National Recovery Administration Chairman Hugh Johnson (left) and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (right).

Credit Line

Arnold Miles Collection of Political Americana

associated date

1934

ID Number

PL.217442.087

catalog number

217442.087

accession number

217442

Object Name

Clock

Measurements

overall: 10 3/4 in x 11 in x 6 in; 27.305 cm x 27.94 cm x 15.24 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

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

Political Campaigns

used

Timekeeping

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-f513-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_497256