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Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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Date = 1911

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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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Carnegie Rescuers Foundation--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works. (1)
Courage--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Endowments--Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Heroes--Medals--Pictorial works. (1)
Heroes--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Heroes--Switzerland--Medals--Pictorial works. (1)
Heroes--Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)

Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works. (1)
Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Medals--Pictorial works. (1)
Medals--Switzerland--Pictorial works. (1)
Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works. (1)
Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)

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Medal, Carnegie Hero Fund for Switzerland, founded 1911, endowment $130,000

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Pictorial works., Carnegie Rescuers Foundation--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--United States--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Pictorial works., Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Endowments--Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--Medals--Pictorial works., Heroes--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Heroes--Switzerland--Medals--Pictorial works., Courage--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Medals--Pictorial works., Medals--Switzerland--Pictorial works., Switzerland--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

Two photographs of a medal, showing both sides of the medal issued by the Carnegie Hero Fund for Switzerland (Carnegie Rescuers Foundation). The front side of the medal contains the name, Andrew Carnegie and includes a figure of a woman carrying a horn of plenty upside down with flowers falling out of it. The name Hans Frei is located on the left side of the medal. The reverse side shows two figures, a man and a woman, the man is rescuing the woman from the water and includes the inscription: "Virtvti de vitis hvmanis servandis optime meritae." On cardboard mount: 26 x 35 cm

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