James Rhyne Killian speaking at Alumni Day luncheon, 1956

Object summary

Title: James Rhyne Killian speaking at Alumni Day luncheon, 1956
Object ID: GCP-00013625
Date made: 1956-06-11
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, Du Pont Court
Maker: MIT Photo Service
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Rhyne Killian speaks at the Alumni Day luncheon, 1956. Guests sit left, at a banquet table decorated with flowers under a canvas tent. Original caption: "'On the other hand,' President Killian tells Alumni, 'we should not let these impressive totals create a misapprehension that we are a wealthy institution.'" Used in: Technology Review, July 1956, p. 485. Original credit line: MIT Photo.