Silver gilt key, arms on head, presented to Mr. Carnegie on the occasion of his opening the Elder Library, Govan, Scotland, 5th September, 1903
Title
Silver gilt key , arms on head , presented to Mr . Carnegie on the occasion of his opening the Elder Library , Govan , Scotland , 5th September , 1903
Subject
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Elder, Isabella, 1828-1905--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Elder Library (Govan, Glasgow, Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Industrialists--Charitable contributions--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Philanthropists--United States--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Library benefactors--Scotland--Glasgow. Public libraries--Scotland--Glasgow--Endowments--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Locks and keys--Scotland--Glasgow--Pictorial works. Govan (Glasgow, Scotland)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Miscellanea--Pictorial works. Govan (Glasgow, Scotland)--Miscellanea--Pictorial works.
Description
Photographs of the front and reverse views of a silver gilt key presented to Andrew Carnegie at his opening of the public library at Govan , Scotland . The library was gifted to the people by Mrs . John Elder in 1903 . The key contains a coat of arms in the middle of the handle on the front side of the key and the presentation statement to Andrew Carnegie on the reverse side in the middle of the handle of the key . Caption title. ; On cardboard mount : 26 x 35 cm
Publisher
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Department; Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Memorial
Date
1903
Type
Photograph ; Image
Format
image/jpg
Identifier
CA-375
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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