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Group photograph of the Compton family at awards ceremony. Original Credit Line: Wide World Photos.

Original Caption: "American Mother for 1939 and Family New York City - Mrs. Otelia Compton, 80 years old, of Wooster, Ohio, chosen as the American Mother of 1939 by a committee of the Golden Rule Foundation who celebrated Mother's Day, is shown at a luncheon and reception held in her honor at the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria here today with her sons and other members of her family. Shown left to right, seated: Dr. Karl Compton, President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mrs. Otelia Compton, Dr. Wilson Compton. Left to right, standing: Katherine Compton, Mrs. Arthur Compton, Ross Compton, Mrs. Wilson Compton and Helen Compton."