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Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives

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Subject = Ornamental boxes--Pictorial works.
Date = 1887-07-08

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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 libraries--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Edinburgh (Scotland). Public Library--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Hope, Thomas, Sir, d. 1646--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Library benefactors--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
New York (N.Y.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)

Public libraries--Scotland--Edinburgh--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. (1)
Wooden boxes--Pictorial works. (1)

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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

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 front 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, Edinburgh, Scotland, reverse side.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

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