A Person in a Lab Coat Looking Through a MIcroscope

About This Item

A student in a lab coat observes a specimen through a microscope in a laboratory at San Francisco State College. Slides and laboratory glassware are visible on the workbench, capturing a moment of focused study and practical training in scientific analysis.

Identifier
TP-ATA-1846
Context

Objects around the microscope:

Foreground:

  • Glass microscope slides.
  • Petri dish.
  • Clear ruler or slide labels.
Middle-ground:
  • Classic monocular microscope - A heavy cast-iron model typical of the 1940s-1960s, with a rotating nosepiece and coarse/fine adjustment knobs.
Background:
  • Glass flasks and beakers.
  • Burette or pipette stand - Vertical apparatus possibly holding a burette or pipette for dispensing precise liquid volumes.

 

Credits: 

Some technical descriptions and historical interpretations were developed with the assistance of ChatGPT, an AI language model by OpenAI.

Geographic Coverage
San Francisco, CA
Type
Still Image
Format
Negative
Source
San Francisco State University Archives
Rights
Public
Views
239

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