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Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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Date = 1906
Subject = Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--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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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Cornerstone laying--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
King's Theatre (Edinburgh, Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Mallets--Scotland--Edinburgh--Pictorial works. (1)
Masonry--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works. (1)
Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Theaters--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)

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Ivory mallet used by Mrs. (i.e. Mr.) Carnegie in laying the memorial stone of the Kings Theatre, Edinburgh, 18th, August 1906

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., King's Theatre (Edinburgh, Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Theaters--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Mallets--Scotland--Edinburgh--Pictorial works., Cornerstone laying--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Masonry--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works., Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works., Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

Photographs of a side and top view of an ivory mallet used by Andrew Carnegie in laying the corner stone of the King's Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland on August 18, 1906. The top of the mallet is engraved with the words: "Presented to Andrew Carnegie Esq. LLD by W.S. Cruikshank and Son, the contractors for the King's Theatre, on his laying the memorial stone, 18th August 1906." Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm

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