George Washington 1789 First Inaugural Button—“Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789” Blue 1864 (Battery L)

1864 (Battery L)

"Reminiscences" signed by the author General Douglas MacArthur

USS Nevada (BB-36): The oldest ship at Pearl Harbor and the only battleship able to get underway during the attack

with this epigraph from Virgil: “Ille operum custos

The Pan-American Exposition was distinctive from its former predecessors in that it was the first exposition to employ a central theme in its overall design and layout

George Washington 1789 First Inaugural Button—“Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789” Blue 1864 (Battery L)Updated at 10: 45 pm Eastern on January 11: This has been sold. We're looking forward to sharing next week's Rare Find with you. Sign up for the weekly e mail notification that goes out Thursday nights at 9 pm on our Rare Finds page. Lee Wright Founder Only one. This splayed eagle design brass coat button is dated March 4, 1789, the day appointed for the first meeting of the Federal Congress, though Washingtons inauguration was not until April 30.