John Hermnson, agricultural engineering senior, takes notes on a refrigeration experiment. Instruments record temperatures and electrical information, which will be used in the engineering report.
A library staff member helps four patrons lining up at the Loan Desk (now called the Circulation Desk), while two staff members work near piles of books behind the desk. A sign on the desk explains procedures for charging books.
Ceres, the goddess of agriculture, appears in the Curtiss Hall portico pediment, above the word Agriculture in the frieze below, supported by two central columns.