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Botany students in laboratory

Botany students in laboratory

Title

Botany students in laboratory

Description

Students are shown examining microscope slides in a laboratory in Bessey Hall. Both monocular and binocular microscopes are in use. Behind the students are climate and light controlled chambers used for experimental purposes.
The Department of Botany was established at Iowa State in 1870 with Charles E. Bessey serving as Dept. Head. Professor Bessey guided the Botany Department during its formative years and he created the first undergraduate botanical laboratory in the United States as well as the university's herbarium. Graduate work for the M.S. degree was offered in 1871, and in 1914 major work leading to the Ph.D degree was added. In 2003, the Botany Department was combined with Microbiology and Zoology/Genetics to form the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology.

Creator

Iowa State University

Source

RS 13/5/F.Botany.1039-7-3-2

Publisher

Iowa State University Library Special Collections; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/index.html

Date

1965-1975
2005-11-30

Rights

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Relation

University Photographs; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/collections/images.html

Format

Photograph
7.0 x 5.7 cm

Type

Still Image (grayscale)
Image

Identifier

13-5-F.Botany.1039-7-3-2
https://digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu/