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Karl Taylor Compton, Vannevar Bush, Gano Dunn and Alexander Macomber at Commencement, 1937

Object summary

Title
Karl Taylor Compton, Vannevar Bush, Gano Dunn and Alexander Macomber at Commencement, 1937
Object ID
GCP-00000328
Date made
1937-06-08
Place made

United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Symphony Hall

Object type
Photograph
Major collection
MIT History
Named collection
Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view
No
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Vannevar Bush, Gano Dunn, Karl Taylor Compton and Alexander Macomber stand in academic robes. Stamp on verso reads "Published, Jun 9 - 1937, Boston Herald".

Original Caption: "Taking leading parts in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's 10th graduation exercises in Symphony Hall yesterday were, left to right, Dr. Vannevar Bush, M.I.T. vice-president, Gano Dunn, internationally known engineer and commencement speaker, Dr. Karl T. Compton, president of M.I.T., and Alexander Macomber, chief marshal of commencement."

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