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Black and white photograph of Marshall B. Dalton, left, with Karl T. Compton and James R. Killian at Copley Plaza during the launch of the campaign to raise $20,000,000 for MIT facilities in 1950. Original caption: "20,000,000 Nation-Wide Campaign was launched last night by more than 1000 MIT alumni and guests to expand the institution's facilities. Left to right, Marshall B. Dalton, chariman of the development program; Karl T. Compton, chairman of the MIT corporation, and James R. Killian, president of MIT." Used in: Boston Herald, March 9, 1950.