James Rhyne Killian, Neil H. McElroy and Julius Adams Stratton at Commencement, 1956

Object summary

Title: James Rhyne Killian, Neil H. McElroy and Julius Adams Stratton at Commencement, 1956
Object ID: GCP-00013880
Date made: 1956-06-08
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT
Maker: MIT Photo Service
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Rhyne Killian stands with Neil H. McElroy and Julius Adams Stratton at Commencement 1956. They wear academic robes. Stamps on verso read "Technology Review", "Jun 1956". Original caption: "As the commencement procession is about to begin, President James R. Killian, Jr., '26, (left), Neil H. McElroy; President of Proctor and Gamble Company and commencement speaker (center), and J. A. Stratton, '28, then Provost but subsequently named Chancellor of M.I.T., gather for informal chat." Used in: Technology Review, January 1959, p. 146. Original credit line: MIT Photo Service.