Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Original Format = Clippings
  • Date = 1909-03-12

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This collection contains primary resources about Carnegie's bequests along with supporting explanatory text, that teachers will be able to use as part of their curriculum.
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King Victor of Italy is happy, he gets a fine diplodocus
Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, 1869-1947, Diplodocus, Dinosaurs--Models, Philanthropists--United States, Italy--Kings and rulers, Aldrovandi Museum, Museums--Acquisitions--Italy--Bologna, Natural history museums--Italy--Bologna, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919
A newspaper clipping from the March 12, 1909 (?), World, which features a cartoon of Andrew Carnegie presenting a diplodocus model to King Victor Emmanuel of Italy for placement in the geological museum of Bologna University. Below the cartoon is a fictionalized tongue-in-cheek account of the dialogue that took place between Carnegie and the King during the presentation.
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