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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

MLA citation style
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. no date. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial, 1887July .
APA citation style
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. (1887). 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. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_167
Chicago citation style
“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 Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives, July 8, 1887. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_167.
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Title

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

Subject

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.
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

Description

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

Publisher

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial

Date

1887-07-08

Type

Photograph; Image

Original Format

image/jpg

Identifier

CA-192
71372618

Language

English

Relation

Andrew Carnegie Benefactions Collection

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contact

For further information about the collection or a specific item please visit the Carnegie Mellon University Libraries website at https://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/portal/help.jsp

Contributing Institution

Carnegie Mellon University

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.