Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
  • Subject = Silver boxes--Pictorial works.
  • Date = 1906-06-07

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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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Silver gilt casket containing the freedom of the Burgh of Coatbridge, Scotland, 7th June, 1906
Silver gilt casket containing the freedom of the Burgh of Coatbridge, Scotland, 7th June, 1906
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Coatbridge (Scotland). Town Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Scotland--Coatbridge--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Coatbridge--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Education--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Coatbridge (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Coatbridge (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of the front view of an ornamental silver gilt casket for a burgess ticket from the Town Council of Coatbridge, Scotland, admitting and receiving Andrew Carnegie as a "Burgess of the Burgh of Coatbridge" for his gift of a free public library and his "many benefactions to the cause of education throughout the world." The casket has ornamental decorations, engravings, a scene of a building, a figure sitting next to a spinning wheel and engraved lettering, including the capital letters A and C. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm