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Children sing while a woman presents Franklin Roosevelt with a birthday cake.
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Title: "Happy Birthday To You"
Original caption: Birthday Ball for the President
January 30, 1936
To Fight Infantile Paralysis
The Waldorf-Astoria
Tickets for the Birthday Ball on Sale Room 590 Waldorf-Astoria
Creator: Howard Chandler Christy (illustrator)
Date: 1936
Format: Poster
Publisher: National Committee for the Birthday Ball for the President to Fight Infantile Paralysis
Source: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
Control no.: Eleanor Roosevelt General Collection, FDR Birthday Celebrations
Keywords: Birthday Balls; Ceremonies; Charity; Children; Disease; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Fundraising; Government; Howard Chandler Christy; National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis; New York; New York City, NY; Polio; Politics; Public Relations; Waldorf-Astoria
Topics: n/a
Funding Support Provided By: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute