Karl Taylor Compton and others at Commencement, 1951

Object summary

Title: Karl Taylor Compton and others at Commencement, 1951
Object ID: GCP-00000046
Date made: 1951-06-08
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, Du Pont Court
Maker: MIT Photo Service
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Karl Taylor Compton speaks at commencement luncheon. Technology Review, July 1951, p. 484. Original Credit Line: MIT Photo.

Original Caption: "A new feature of commencement day was the informal buffet luncheon in Du Pont Court, attended by the graduates with their families and friends. Illustration at the left shows a group entering the tented dining area. At the right, Dr. Compton makes a few informal remarks to friends of the graduates."

Original Caption: "No. 25, Karl T. Compton addressing parents, freiends, and graduates at Commencement Luncheon."