Description

Lawrence Bernhardt Anderson, Maria Telkes, William J. Arner, and George Fred Keck examine a large apparatus used in the production of solar energy, known as the Solarmeter.

Original caption 1: "THE SOLAROMETER, which can depict the angle at which the sun will shine on any house in North America at a given time, being discussed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology symposium on Space Heating with Solar Energy. Left to right: Prof. L. B. Anderson, symposium chairman; Dr. Maria Telkes, owner of the solar house in Dover; Dr. W. J. Arner of Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Co.; and George Fred Keck, Chicago architect.", Original caption 2: "L-R, Prof. L. B. Anderson, Head of Dpt. of Architecture and chair of symposium; Dr. Maria Telkes, Research Associate in Metallurgy (she has a solar house in Dover); Dr. W. J. Arner, Technical Services Dept. Libby-Owens-Ford; George Fred Rech - Chicago architect, coordinator of Solar House', Original credit line: stamped "Photo by Maynard White", "(Herald Staff Photo by Maynard White)", Publication information: "Dr. Maria Telkes, Woman of the Week, Traveler Women, Thurs. PM May 29", Used in: Boston Herald, Aug 23, 1950