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[Belt buckle of John B. Moore]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04196.11 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Object Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 belt buckle : brass : gold ; 5.3 x 7.8 cm. Order a Copy

Brass belt buckle engraved with American eagle holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons, with "E pluribus unum" on a banner coming out of its beak, on a starry field. The buckle appears in GLC 4196.01, Moore's photograph in dress uniform.

Moore, John B., 1826-1907

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