James Rhyne Killian and Roger Makins at Commencement, 1955

Object summary

Title: James Rhyne Killian and Roger Makins at Commencement, 1955
Object ID: GCP-00013833
Date made: 1955-06-10
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Rhyne Killian and Roger Makins stand under a canvas tent at Commencement, 1955. They wear academic robes. Stamp on verso reads "Jun 1955". Original caption 1: "Commencement Day, Sir Roger Makins, Pres Killian". Original caption 2: "Sir Roger Makins, British Ambassador to the United States, with President Killian, just before entering the Rockwell Cage where Sir Roger delivered the Commencement Address." Used in: Technology Review, July 1955, p. 481.