Student Working with Glassware Apparatus in Chemistry Laboratory, San Francisco State College (Updated last month)

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A student works with a complex glassware assembly in a chemistry laboratory at San Francisco State College, carefully adjusting components within an interconnected system of tubes and flasks. The apparatus is characteristic of experiments involving distillation, synthesis, or controlled chemical processes.

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Added to SFSU Over the Years on August 25, 2026.

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  • Identifier: TP-ATA-1906
  • Date: Nov 1971
  • Context: <p>This is likely a&nbsp;<strong data-start="299" data-end="315">Schlenk line</strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong data-start="319" data-end="356">high-vacuum glass manifold system</strong>, used for handling air-sensitive compounds. It could also be a&nbsp;<strong data-start="420" data-end="452">reflux/distillation assembly</strong>&nbsp;for purifying or synthesizing chemicals. Here's what stands out:</p> <p><strong>Key Apparatus in the Image</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>Round-bottom flasks</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Holding chemicals for heating, reactions, or distillation.</li> <li><strong>Condensers</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Long vertical glass columns, used to cool vapor back into liquid (common in reflux or distillation).</li> <li><strong>Vacuum adapters and stopcocks</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Control the pressure and flow of gases or solvents. These are connected to vacuum pumps (likely out of view).</li> <li><strong>Clamps and lab stands</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Supporting all the glassware safely.</li> <li><strong>Gas regulators and tubing</strong>&nbsp;&ndash; In the background, connected to pressurized gas cylinders, possibly for nitrogen or argon.</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Credits:</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.</p>
  • Geographic Coverage: San Francisco, CA
  • Temporal Coverage: 1970s
  • Type: Still Image
  • Format: Negative
  • Source: San Francisco State University Archives
  • Rights: Public

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