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Inauguration of Karl Taylor Compton, 1930

Object summary

Title
Inauguration of Karl Taylor Compton, 1930
Object ID
GCP-00000083
Date made
1930-06-06
Place made

United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, Great Court

Object type
Photograph
Major collection
MIT History
Named collection
Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view
No
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Description

Men in academic robes process into the Great Court for Karl Taylor Compton's inauguration, 1930. The Boston skyline is seen in the background. Text on recto reads "16".

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