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Bottom of lead box formed of the Corporation's medal, in lead, contained in silver casket presented by Worshipful Company of Plumbers-- London

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Worshipful Company of Plumbers (London, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Education--England--London--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Science--Study and teaching--Endowments--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Technical education--England--London--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Plumbers--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Plumbing industry--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Trade associations--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Medals--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., London (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a silver casket (bottom view) presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Worshipful Company of Plumbers, London, which holds a burgess ticket praising Carnegie for his benefactions, especially those that have enabled poorer members of the community to partake of scientific and technical education. The bottom of the box features the medal of the Worshipful Company of Plumbers. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Box containing address of thanks, for £8000 for a branch library building, from the Council of the City of Liverpool, 5th September, 1906

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England). City 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--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Liverpool--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Branch libraries--England--Liverpool--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Scrolls--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Liverpool (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a wooden casket containing a scroll. A metal plate on the casket features the letter A superimposed of the letter C. The scrolled document is a resolution by the Council of the City of Liverpool, England, thanking Andrew Carnegie for the donation of £8,000 for the construction of a branch library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Burnished silver casket, Borough of Rawtenstall, England, reverse side

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Rawtenstall (England)--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--England--Rawtenstall--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Rawtenstall--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Endowments--England--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Rawtenstall (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Rawtenstall (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a silver casket (reverse view) containing a burgess ticket presented by the Borough of Rawtenstall, England, to Andrew Carnegie as a token of appreciation for the gift of a public library building as well as for Carnegie's general public benevolence. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Burnished silver casket containing the freedom of the Borough of Rawtenstall, England, 1st June, 1907

A photograph of a silver casket (front view) containing a burgess ticket presented by the Borough of Rawtenstall, England, to Andrew Carnegie as a token of appreciation for the gift of a public library building as well as for Carnegie's general public benevolence. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Burnished silver casket presented with the freedom of the Borough of East Ham, England, 30th May, 1906

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., East Ham (London, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., East Ham (London, England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the front view of a silver casket for an "honorary freedom of the Borough of East Ham" given to Andrew Carnegie in gratitude for his funding for two library buildings. The casket contains an engraved presentation on the lid, the letters A and C on opposite sides of the front and a raised building in the center. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

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

Carved wood casket, Borough of Bideford, England

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Bideford (England). Town Council--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Bideford (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the reverse side of a metal hinged wooden casket for a document from the Town Council of Bideford, England, admitting Andrew Carnegie as a "freeman of the Borough of Bideford." Includes wood carvings of buildings, the intertwined initials AC, a ship and other ornamental and decorative carvings. There is a small metal plaque on the wooden lid stating that it was presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Town Council of Bideford. Caption title.; "Reverse side."; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Carved wood casket containing the Freedom of the Borough of Bideford, England and an address of thanks from the Mayor, Alderman and Burgesses, 2nd June, 1909

A photograph of the front view of a wooden casket for a document from the Town Council of Bideford, England, admitting Andrew Carnegie as a "freeman of the Borough of Bideford." Includes wood carvings of ships and other ornamental and decorative wood carvings. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Carved wood casket containing the freedom of the Burgh of Kirkwall, Scotland, 9th September, 1909

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Kirkwall (Scotland)--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--Kirkwall--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Kirkwall--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Kirkwall (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Kirkwall (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a wooden casket containing a burgess ticket given to Andrew Carnegie by the Burgh of Kirkwall, Scotland, in gratitude of a donation for the construction of a public library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Carved wood casket, ornamented with silver medallions, containing the freedom of the City of Cork, Ireland, 21st October, 1903

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Cork (Ireland). Council., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Ireland--Cork--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Ireland--Cork--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Cork (Ireland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Cork (Ireland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the front view of a decorative wooden casket for a burgess ticket from the "Council of the County Borough of Cork", Ireland, thanking Andrew Carnegie for his gift of £10,000 towards a "Free Public Library." The casket is decorated with silver medallions that depict parts of a castle, two silver castle towers at the top of the box, a silver plaque honoring Andrew Carnegie from the City of Cork, Ireland, silver hinges and decorative silver ornamentation around the keyhole to the container. A scene with buildings is carved in the wood in the middle of the box and other decorative wood carvings are present on the box. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Carved wooden casket, City of Peterborough, England, reverse side

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Peterborough Cathedral--Miscellanea--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., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Peterborough (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a wooden casket (reverse view) containing a burgess ticket of Peterborough, England, presented to Andrew Carnegie. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 25 x 34 cm

Carved wooden casket containing 24 packs of playing cards and the freedom of the Mistery of Makers of Playing Cards of the City of London, 17th May, 1905

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Mistery of Makers of Playing Cards of the City of London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Education--England--London--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Playing card makers--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Playing card industry--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Trade associations--England--London--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., London (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a carved wooden casket presented to Andrew Carnegie for his benevolent giving in the area of education by the trade guild known as the Mistery of Makers of Playing Cards of the City of London. The casket contains a burgess ticket and twenty-four packs of playing cards. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

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

Casket, Edinburgh, Scotland, reverse side

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hope, Thomas, Sir, d. 1646--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Edinburgh (Scotland). Public Library--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., New York (N.Y.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Edinburgh--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie libraries--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Wooden boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., New York (N.Y.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the reverse view of an oak casket given to Andrew Carnegie by the City of New York. The casket had once been owned by Sir Thomas Hope of Edinburgh, Scotland, whose house later became the site of a public library donated by Andrew Carnegie. The purpose of the casket was to hold a burgess ticket. Caption title.; Produced in conjunction with: Casket made of oak from the house of Sir Thomas Hope, ornamented with silver, burgess ticket sent from New York to Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Scotland-- 8th July, 1887.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Casket from Stevens Institute of Technology

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Guest, John, 1785-1852--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Stevens, Robert Livingston, 1787-1856--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering (Hoboken, N.J.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Stevens Institute of Technology--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Stevens Alumni Association (Stevens Institute of Technology)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Technical institutes--New Jersey--Hoboken--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Rolling-mills--Wales--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hoboken (N.J.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hoboken (N.J.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of the inscription inside the lid of a metal casket, which reads: "This casket is presented to Andrew Carnegie, Esq. by the Alumni Association of the Stevens Institute of Technology in commemoration of his gift to the Institute for the building for the Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering and contains a portion of the first T rail ever manufactured, the same having been rolled in 1831 at the mills of Sir John Guest in Wales under the personal supervision of Mr. Robert L. Stevens who devised the rail and contracted for its manufacture in quantity for the Camden and Amboy R.R. of which he was president and engineer-in-chief." Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Casket from Stevens Institute of Technology

A photograph of a casket (front view) presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Alumni Association of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, for funding the construction of the Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering. According to the inscription on the inside of the casket's lid, the casket contains "a portion of the first T rail ever manufactured, the same having been rolled in 1831 at the mills of Sir John Guest in Wales under the personal supervision of Mr. Robert L. Stevens who devised the rail and contracted for its manufacture in quantity for the Camden and Amboy R.R. of which he was president and engineer-in-chief." Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Casket from Stevens Institute of Technology, reverse side

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Guest, John, 1785-1852--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Stevens, Robert Livingston, 1787-1856--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering (Hoboken, N.J.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering (Hoboken, N.J.)--Pictorial works., Stevens Institute of Technology--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Stevens Alumni Association (Stevens Institute of Technology)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Technical institutes--New Jersey--Hoboken--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Technical institutes--New Jersey--Hoboken--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Rolling-mills--Wales--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hoboken (N.J.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Hoboken (N.J.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a casket (reverse view) presented to Andrew Carnegie by the Alumni Association of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, in appreciation of funds donated for the construction of what would be known as the Carnegie Laboratory of Engineering. According to the inscription on the inside of the casket's lid, the casket contains "a portion of the first T rail ever manufactured, the same having been rolled in 1831 at the mills of Sir John Guest in Wales under the personal supervision of Mr. Robert L. Stevens who devised the rail and contracted for its manufacture in quantity for the Camden and Amboy R.R. of which he was president and engineer-in-chief." Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

Casket, frosted silver gilt and enamel, Borough of Keighley, England, reverse side

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Keighley (England)--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--England--Keighley--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--England--Keighley--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Keighley (England)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Keighley (England)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a silver gilt casket (reverse view) containing a burgess ticket given to Andrew Carnegie by the Borough of Keighley, England, for the donation of £10,000 for the construction of a library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Casket, frosted silver gilt and enamel, containing the freedom of the Borough of Keighley, England, 25th September, 1900

A photograph of a silver gilt casket (front view) containing a burgess ticket given to Andrew Carnegie by the Borough of Keighley, England, for the donation of £10,000 for the construction of a library building. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Casket, Greenock, Scotland

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Greenock (Scotland)--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--Greenock--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Public libraries--Scotland--Greenock--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Silver boxes--Pictorial works., Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works., Greenock (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Greenock (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

A photograph of a silver casket (front view) given to Andrew Carnegie by Greenock, Scotland, presumably to serve as a container for an address thanking Carnegie for the donation of a public library. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

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