Col. Ernest O. Thompson with Elliott Roosevelt and 1936 Roosevelt/Garner Presidential Campaign Coin
- Title
- Col. Ernest O. Thompson with Elliott Roosevelt and 1936 Roosevelt/Garner Presidential Campaign Coin
- Institution
- UTA
- Link
- https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10021533
- Description
- Col. Ernest O. Thompson, right, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, has made his contribution to the national Democratic cause and is receiving his golden medallion in return. Affixing the emblem to Thompson's lapel is Elliott Roosevelt, left, son of the President, who made the sale. The 1936 Roosevelt/Garner Presidential Campaign medallion includes profiles of President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner on the coin which also have been struck off as lucky coins. Sale of the emblems and coins will help to raise $250,000 for the Democratic party in Texas.
- Date
- 1936-08-13
- Decade
- 1930s
- Subjects
- Presidential campaigns
- Politicians
- Thompson, Ernest O. (Ernest Othmer), 1892-1966
- Railroad Commission of Texas
- Roosevelt, Elliott, 1910-1990
- Democratic Party
- Source
- AR406-6-436
- Type
- Still Image
- Formats
- Negatives
- Black & White
- Rights
- Any use of content downloaded or printed from this site is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact Special Collections at The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.