Casket, Edinburgh, Scotland, reverse side
Title
Casket , Edinburgh , Scotland , reverse side
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. New York (N.Y.)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Edinburgh (Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Edinburgh (Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Description
A photograph of the reverse 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 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. ; On cardboard mount : 26 x 34 cm
Publisher
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial
Type
Photograph ; Image
Format
image/jpg
Identifier
CA-193
Language
English
Relation
Andrew Carnegie Benefactions Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Contact
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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.
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