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Group photograph of men and women in academic robes pose in the president's office. A portrait of Karl Taylor Compton hangs on the wall behind them. Stamp on verso reads "From the Office of Public Relations". Original caption: "M.I.T. Centennial photograph of Convocation participants. Left to right: Joseph Harrington 3d, (Rep. of class of '61); John A. Volpe, Governor of Mass.; Dr. James R. Killian, Jr. '26, Chairman of the M.I.T. Corporation; Clarence L.A. Wynd '27, President of the Alumni Association during the Centennial year; Mrs. Karl T. Compton; Dr. Julius A. Stratton '23, President of M.I.T.; Prof. John C. Slater, Rep. of the Faculty; Prof. John F. Baker (Rep. of Foreign Institutions); Joseph J. Snyder '44, M.I.T. Treasure and Marshall; and Mr. Harlan H. Hatcher, (Rep. Of American Universities). Photo [sic] on wall is of Karl T. Compton, past president of M.I.T."