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A meeting of the National Military Establishments Sub-Committee of the House Committee on Appropriations. Karl Taylor Compton is second from right. Stamp on verso reads "M.I.T. Historical Collections, received from Mrs. K.T. Compton, date Nov. 1975". Original Credit Line: U.S. Army, 315242.

Original Caption: "A hearing of the National Military Establishments Sub-Committee of the House Committee on Appropriations in the Capitol Building, Washington, D. C. Left to right, seated: Robert L. Sikes, Florida; Harry R. Sheppard, California; George H. Mahon, Texas, Chairman; Clarence Cannon, Missouri; Albert J. Engel, Michigan; Charles A. Plumley, Vermont; Donald F. Carpenter, Munitions Board; Dr. Karl T. Compton, Sec. Forrestal's Office; and The Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense. Standing left to right: Robert E. Lambert, Executive Secretary and Robert E. Lee, Minority Clerk. 31 January 1949."