Board of Trustees Portraits, University of Chicago
| Title | Board of Trustees Portraits, University of Chicago |
| View | Compton, Arthur Holly with Trustees 10 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | University of Chicago trustees and members of the Citizens’ Board of Sponsors watch Nobel Prize winner Arthur Holly Compton release a cosmic ray balloon which will ascend to the stratosphere and record cosmic ray intensity. From left: Charles F. Axelson; Charles H. Swift; Dr. Compton; Cyrus S. Eaton; Max Epstein; C. W. Barnes (Chicago Sunday Evening Club founder and president, and Chicago Community Trust chairman); Harry B. Gear; Arthur B. Hall; and Trevor Arnett. In background: Evon Z. Vogt Jr., student marshal and faculty member Fay-Cooper Cole. |
| Subject Terms | Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962 | Arnett, Trevor, 1870-1955 | Cole, Fay-Cooper, 1881-1961 | Physicists | University of Chicago. Board of Trustees | Scientific apparatus and instruments |
| Photographer | Chicago Daily News |
| Photograph Date | 1940-10-08 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.0 x 23.5 cm |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-03000-010 |
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