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Freedom of the Burgh of Tain, Scotland, in leather case, 5th July, 1899

MLA citation style
Tain (Scotland). Town Council,. Freedom Of The Burgh Of Tain, Scotland, In Leather Case, 5Th July, 1899. no date. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial, 1899July .
APA citation style
Tain (Scotland). Town Council,. (1899). Freedom of the Burgh of Tain, Scotland, in leather case, 5th July, 1899. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_538
Chicago citation style
Tain (Scotland). Town Council,. “Freedom Of The Burgh Of Tain, Scotland, In Leather Case, 5Th July, 1899”, Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives, July 5, 1899. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_538.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Freedom of the Burgh of Tain, Scotland, in leather case, 5th July, 1899

Subject

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Tain (Scotland). Town 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--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Public libraries--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Tain (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

Description

A photograph of a handwritten Freedom of the Burgh from the Town Council of Tain, Scotland, admitting and receiving Andrew Carnegie as "burgess and guild brother of the Burgh" recognizing him for his support of free public libraries and "other useful institutions". The ticket includes decorations, decorative letters, a small portrait of Andrew Carnegie, two vignettes, the intertwined initials AC, a seal and signatures of the town clerk. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 26 x 34 cm

Creator

Tain (Scotland). Town Council

Publisher

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

Date

1899-07-05

Type

Text

Original Format

image/jpg

Identifier

CA-317
85786338

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.