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A photograph of a handwritten burgess ticket from the Council of the County Borough of Bolton, England, admitting Andrew Carnegie as an "honorary Freeman of the County Borough of Bolton" for his "efforts in the cause of international peace" his "forwarding the public library movement" and for his gift of funds to the Borough for three branch library buildings that were "recently erected in the districts of Astley Bridge, Halliwell and Great Lever." The ticket is presented in scroll format and has a decorative inner border with a fringed outer border. Includes vignettes, Initials, decorations and signatures of the mayor and town clerk. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 34 x 26 cm