Man looking at book in chemistry laboratory. He is wearing a protective apron. There are two women working with chemicals in the background. There are various types of laboratory glassware and chemical compounds in the photograph.
Historical context
"It shall be the object and duty of said experiment station to conduct original researches, to verify experiments on the physiology of plants and animals; the diseases to which they are severally subject, with the remedies for the same; the chemical composition of useful plants at their different stages of growth; the comparative advantages of rotative cropping as pursued under a varying series of crops; the capacity of new plants or trees for acclimation; the analysis of soils and water; the chemical composition of manures, natural or artificial, with experiments designed to test their comparative effects on crops of different kinds; the adaptation and value of grasses and forage plants; the composition and digestibility of the different kinds of food for domestic animals; the scientific and economic questions involved in the production of butter and cheese; and such other researches or experiments directly on the agricultural industry of the United States as may in each case be deemed advisable, having due regard to the varying conditions and needs of the respective States or Territories." Cited from the Catalogue for 1890, and Announcements for 1890-91. http://contentdm.nmsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/catalogs/id/5163/rec/1
Subject (LCSH)
College students
Laboratories
Chemistry
Subject (local)
New Mexico State University. College of Arts and Sciences
Digital publisher
New Mexico State University Library
Access rights
Public record. No restrictions on use. See New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, Chapter 14, Article 2, 8th Edition, 2015
Collection
Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection
Source
NMSU Library Archives and Special Collections Department