Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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  • Subject = Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works.
  • Date = 1903-10-20
  • Subject = Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

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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 casket made of the oak from the old Cathedral of St. Mary, Limerick, containing the freedom of the Ancient Borough of Limerick, Ireland, 20th October, 1903
Carved casket made of the oak from the old Cathedral of St. Mary, Limerick, containing the freedom of the Ancient Borough of Limerick, Ireland, 20th October, 1903
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., St. Mary's Cathedral (Limerick, Limerick, Ireland)--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--Ireland--Limerick (Limerick)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Ireland--Limerick (Limerick)--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
A photograph of an oak casket (front view) containing a burgess ticket of the Borough of Limerick, Ireland, presented to Andrew Carnegie for the donation of £7,000 for the construction of a library building. The wood of the casket comes from St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm