Karl Taylor Compton, Vannevar Bush and Charles Donagh Maginnis at Commencement, 1938

Object summary

Title: Karl Taylor Compton, Vannevar Bush and Charles Donagh Maginnis at Commencement, 1938
Object ID: GCP-00000314
Date made: 1938-06-07
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Symphony Hall
Maker: Boston Traveler
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Karl Taylor Compton, Charles Donagh Maginnis and Vannevar Bush in academic robes at commencement. Stamps on verso read "M. I. T. Historical Collections: Boston Traveler Photo, Date Published Jun 7, 1938" and "M. I. T. Historical Collections: Boston Herald Traveler Photo, Date Published Jun 7 1938, Date Received 10-18-74".

Original Caption: "On The Program Of Tech Commencement Exercises Today (Left To Right): President Karl T. Compton, Commencement Speaker Charles D. Maginis [sic], and Vannevar Bush, Dean of Engineering + Vice-President, who is retiring to head the Carnegie Institution."