Charles Forbes was Professor of Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. His wife, "Libbie Bruff Forbes" is seated in the photograph.
A.E. Evans, Macalester College Class of 1897, standing holding a guitar in his room. Contributed by Richard Uriah Jones, Macalester College Class of 1901, and Macalester Head of Chemistry Department 1903-1941, and Dean of the College, 1917-1936.
Students in the chemistry lab in Moss Hall. Moss hall, on the Macalester College campus near Snelling Avenue, was a fire-proof structure built to house the chemistry lab, as well as library.
Interier view of chemistry laboratory, with benches and rows of glass bottles. Possibly the first chemistry laboratory on Macalester's campus, in Moss Hall, an early fire-proof building on campus erected specifically for chemistry.
Interior view of a dormitory room. David Thompson's roommate was John Aleels. Their room was on the second floor of Eutrophian Hall on Grand Avenue in St. Paul.
Charles Forbes was Professor Natural Sciences at Macalester College from 1885-1892. The photograph is of the interior of his house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul. He is seated in the chair by the fireplace. Two of his children are also in the photograph. The oil painting over the fireplace is of the schooner yacht "America", painted by Dr. Forbes.