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(From left to right) Alexander Macomber, Joseph J. Snyder, Thomas D'Arcy Brophy, H.B. Richmond, and William L. Campbell attend a meeting where alumni and other officials discussed the Institute's postwar needs. In the photograph, they sit in a row of chairs in front of a large poster that reads, "Electrostatic Generator Building." Original caption: "As chronicled on page 110 of the December Review, Alumni and friends of the Institute gathered in Cambridge on November 19 and 20 to study the Institute's high priority postwar needs for buildings and endowments. Shown here are visual impressions of that meeting as caught by the camera.

Speakers at the Saturday morning session included (left to right): Alexander Macomber, '07, member of the Committee on Foundations (speaking for Frank B. Jewett, '03, chairman, who could not be present); Joseph J. Snyder, 2-44, Assistant Treasurer of the Institute; Thomas D'A. Brophy, '16, chairman of the Committee on Public Information; H.B. Richmond, '14, chairman of the Committee of Alumni Participation; and Professor WIlliam L. Campbell, '15, chairman of the Committee on Projects." Used in: Technology Review, January 1949 - p. 170. Original credit line: MIT Photo