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James Rhyne Killian stands with a group under an awning during commencement, 1951. They wear academic robes. Original caption 1: "Left: Prior to commencement exercises, Judge Harold R. Medina enjoyed an informal chat with President Killian, Thomas K. Sherwood, '24, Dean of Engineering, Karl T. Compton (back to camera), and George R. Harrison, Dean of Science. Right: Members of the Corporation in academic robes are (left to right): Walter Humphreys, '97, secretary of the Corporation; Pietro Belluschi, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning; C. George Dandrow, '22; Louis de Florez, '11; Harold Bugbee, '20; Vannevar Bush. '16; Thomas D'A Brophy, '16; A. Warren Norton, '21; Harry J. Carlson, '92; Professor Emeritus William Emerson; and Godfrey L. Cabot, '81." Original caption 2: "No. 7 (left to right) Commencement (Man in uniform unidentified); Judge Harold R. Medina; President James R. Killian, Jr., '26; Thomas K. Sherwood, '24, Dean of Engineering; Karl T. Compton, Chairman of the M.I.T. Corporation (back to camera); George R. Harrison, Dean of Science." Used in: Technology Review, July 1951, p. 484. Original credit line: MIT Photo Service.