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Trowel used in laying the foundation stone of the public library, Edinburgh, 9th July, 1887

MLA citation style
Edinburgh (Scotland),. Trowel Used In Laying The Foundation Stone Of The Public Library, Edinburgh, 9Th July, 1887. no date. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial, 1887.
APA citation style
Edinburgh (Scotland),. (1887). Trowel used in laying the foundation stone of the public library, Edinburgh, 9th July, 1887. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_642
Chicago citation style
Edinburgh (Scotland),. “Trowel Used In Laying The Foundation Stone Of The Public Library, Edinburgh, 9Th July, 1887”, Carnegie Mellon University - Andrew Carnegie Online Archives, 1887. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3Aacamu-acarc_642.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

Trowel used in laying the foundation stone of the public library, Edinburgh, 9th July, 1887

Subject

Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Edinburgh (Scotland). Public Library--Endowments--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--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Public libraries--Scotland--Edinburgh--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Library buildings--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Cornerstone laying--Scotland--Edinburgh--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Masonry--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works.
Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.

Description

A photograph of a trowel used by Andrew Carnegie in laying the foundation stone of the Edinburgh Public Library, Edinburgh, Scotland. Presented to him by the City of Edinburgh. Andrew Carnegie donated money to build the Central Library in Edinburgh. Caption title.; On cardboard mount: 35 x 26 cm

Creator

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Publisher

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

Date

1887

Type

Photograph; Image

Original Format

image/jpg

Identifier

CA-437
137337700

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.