Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
  • Subject = Wooden boxes--Pictorial works.
  • Date = 1906-05-29

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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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Carved wooden casket made of wood 800 years old from the Cathedral, containing the freedom of the City of Peterborough, England, 29th May, 1906
Carved wooden casket made of wood 800 years old from the Cathedral, containing the freedom of the City of Peterborough, England, 29th May, 1906
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peterborough Cathedral--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peterborough Cathedral--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Endowments--England--Peterborough--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Church buildings--England--Peterborough--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Church buildings--England--Peterborough--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Peterborough (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peterborough (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of a wooden casket (front view) containing a burgess ticket of Peterborough, England, presented to Andrew Carnegie. The engraving features a likeness of Peterborough Cathedral, from which the wood used to make the casket was taken. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm