Anderson Americana Auction #183

Lot #42:

Franklin D. Roosevelt for U.S. Senator

Franklin Roosevelt was an assistant secretary of the Navy in 1914 when he decided to run for the U.S. Senate. It was too soon for FDR: he lost badly in the Democratic primary. Of course, he went on to bigger things, which makes this early campaign celluloid a very special item. It’s a scarce 7/8 inch New York celluloid with Whitehead and Hoag back paper in excellent condition.