What does the figure above the door of the Chemistry Building look like to you?

DLSD identifier P005990

Is the figure chemistry related? The building was finished in 1915 and in 1957-1958, the building was repaired after a fire. It is now called the Pardee Estee Laboratory, and its current entrance features a chemistry-themed tile mural on the wall above the door.

USD Photograph Collection contains many images of buildings on campus. These images can be viewed online at the Digital Library of South Dakota or in the Archives and Special Collections.

Information for this post is from Cummin’s History of the University of South Dakota 1862-1966, the Coyote yearbook, and the Digital Library of South Dakota. The first two are in the Archives and Special Collections.

The National Archives sponsors #ArchivesHashtagParty once a month, and August’s topic is #ArchivesScience. They invite archives to share historical documents, photos, and artifacts that showcase science and technology, or science and technology-adjacent topics, throughout the years. 

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